desquamate

American

[des-kwuh-meyt] / ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt /

verb (used without object)

Pathology.

desquamated, desquamating

to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.

desquamate British

/ ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt /

verb

(intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales

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Other Word Forms

desquamation noun

Etymology

Origin of desquamate

First recorded in 1720–30, desquamate is from the Latin word dēsquāmātus (past participle of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from). See de-, squamate

Example Sentences

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Nov. 5th, temperature 104.5°; dusky-red color of the eruption; skin beginning to desquamate in places; urine normal; a discharge from nostrils.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The effects may last a week, and the skin may desquamate.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

The margins of the pustules, before of a distinct red, now assume a bluish-red or purplish colour, and the skin begins to desquamate.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

The febrile symptoms, which abate during the process of maturation, are apt to return during desiccation; and when the skin begins to desquamate, they then constitute what is called secondary fever.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

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