excoriation

[ik-skawr-ee-ey-shuhn, -skohr-]

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noun

the act of excoriating.

the state of being excoriated.

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

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