desquamate

[ des-kwuh-meyt ]
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verb (used without object),des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing.Pathology.
  1. to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.

Origin of desquamate

1
First recorded in 1720–30, desquamate is from the Latin word dēsquāmātus (past participle of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from). See de-, squamate

Other words from desquamate

  • des·qua·ma·tion, noun

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desquamate

/ (ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt) /


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

Origin of desquamate

1
C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale

Derived forms of desquamate

  • desquamation, noun

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