desquamate

desquamate Definition

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

intransitive verb -·mat′ed, -·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

desquamate Related Forms

des′·qua·ma′·tion noun

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