Desquamation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
desquamation
n.
falling off in scales, peeling
Desquamation
Desquamation , also called
skin peeling, is the shedding of the outermost membrane or layer of a tissue, such as the
skin.
desquamation
Noun
1. loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
(synonym) peeling, shedding
(hypernym) organic phenomenon
(derivation) desquamate, peel off
desquamation
nf.
peeling, stripping off of a peel or rind
Desquamation
(n.)
The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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