Desquamation

[,deskwә'meiʃәn]

Definition

(noun.) loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales.

Typist: Ted--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.

Typist: Wesley

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Med.) Exfoliation.

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