desquamation

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noun

The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.

“After the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.”

Similar
peelingshedding
OriginLatin desquamare →
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Meanings

noundesquamation (countable and uncountable, plural desquamations)

plural desquamations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe shedding of the outer layers of the skin.

    After the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounloss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

Similar
peelingshedding
Broader
organic phenomenon
Also see
peelingshedding

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindesquamare“to scrape the scales off a fish”
  2. Englishdesquamation

From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), from squāma (“scale”).

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APA

desquamation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desquamation

MLA

“desquamation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desquamation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desquamation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desquamation.

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