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desquamate definition

des·qua·mate (des′kwə māt′, di skwā′-)

intransitive verb desquamated -·mat′ed, desquamating -·mat′·ing

to fall off in scales; peel off: said esp. of the top layer of skin or mucous membrane

Etymology: < L desquamatus, pp. of desquamare, to scale off < de-, off + squama, a scale, squama

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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