(ש"ע) נשירה; השרה; התקלפות, קילוף (עור, קליפת עץ וכו'); הסרת מספר שכבות של האפידרמיס (שכבת העור החיצונית)

n. shedding; peeling away (of skin, bark, etc.); removal of several layers of the epidermis

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Noun
1. the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin; "exfoliation is increased by sunburn"
(hypernym) organic phenomenon
(derivation) exfoliate
2. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
(synonym) scale, scurf
(hypernym) bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap
(hyponym) dander
(derivation) exfoliate

nf. exfoliation

(n.)
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.