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desquamate
[ des-kwuh-meyt ]
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
- desqua·mation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desquamate1
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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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