desquamate

[des-kwuh-meyt]

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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.

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

Related formsdes·qua·ma·tion, noun

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Related Words for desquamation

dropping, desquamation

Examples from the Web for desquamation

Historical Examples of desquamation

Meat and soup should only be given, when desquamation has fairly begun.
Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms
Charles Munde
The packs, once a day, should be continued about a week after desquamation.
Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms
Charles Munde
Convalescence was slow; sometimes there was desquamation of the skin.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
This desquamation is sometimes in mass, in sheets peeling off like a pseudo-membrane.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
Healthy children must be strictly seperated from the sick till the end of desquamation or scaling—a period of four to six weeks.
Valere Aude
Louis Dechmann

British Dictionary definitions for desquamation

desquamate

verb

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

Derived Formsdesquamation, noun

Word Origin for desquamate

C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale

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desquamation in Medicine

desquamation

[dĕs′kwə-mā′shən]

The shedding or peeling of the epidermis in scales.
The shedding of the outer layer of a surface.

desquamate

[dĕs′kwə-māt′]

To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin.