desquamation.

The peeling or shedding of the outer layer of skin in scales or sheets.

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Words that belong together

• skin desquamation
• superficial desquamation
• desquamation after a burn

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Desquamation left the healed patch lighter than the surrounding skin.

The physician watched for desquamation as the redness began to fade.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.