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desquamate

[ des-kwuh-meyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, Pathology.

, des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing.

to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.

desquamate

/ ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt /

verb

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

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Derived Forms

ˌdesquaˈmation, noun

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Other Words From

desqua·mation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of desquamate¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of desquamate¹

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

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Example Sentences

About the eighth day the rash begins to scale or desquamate.

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