Hypertext Webster Gateway: "desquamation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Desquamation \Des`qua*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. desquamation.] (Med.)
The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the
form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
desquamation
n : loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
off in scales [syn: {peeling}, {shedding}]
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