excoriation

 [ik-skawr-ee-ey-shuhn, -skohr-]  

ex·co·ri·a·tion

   [ik-skawr-ee-ey-shuhn, -skohr-]
noun
1.
the act of excoriating.
2.
the state of being excoriated.
3.
an excoriated place on the body.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English excoriacioun < Medieval Latin excoriātiōn- (stem of excoriātiō). See excoriate, -ion
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excoriate (ɪkˈskɔːrɪˌeɪt)
 
—vb
1.  to strip (the skin) from (a person or animal); flay
2.  med to lose (a superficial area of skin), as by scratching, the application of chemicals, etc
3.  to denounce vehemently; censure severely
 
[C15: from Late Latin excoriāre to strip, flay, from Latin corium skin, hide]
 
excori'ation
 
—n

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