desquamate
[ des-kwuh-meyt ]
verb (used without object),des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing.Pathology.
to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
Origin of desquamate
1Other words from desquamate
- des·qua·ma·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for desquamate
desquamate
/ (ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt) /
verb
(intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
Origin of desquamate
1C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale
Derived forms of desquamate
- desquamation, noun
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