desquamate
[ des-kwuh-meyt ]
/ ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt /
verb (used without object), des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing.Pathology.
to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
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About the eighth day the rash begins to scale or desquamate.
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British Dictionary definitions for desquamate
desquamate
/ (ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt) /
verb
(intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
Derived forms of desquamate
desquamation, nounWord Origin for desquamate
C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale
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Medical definitions for desquamate
desquamate
[ dĕs′kwə-māt′ ]
v.
To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin.
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