Desquamation - Wikipedia Desquamation, or peeling skin, is the shedding of dead cells from the outermost layer of skin [1] The term is from Latin desquamare 'to scrape the scales off a fish '
Desquamation | Description, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | Britannica Desquamation is the peeling or shedding of the superficial portion of the epidermis, or outermost layer of the skin It is a naturally occurring process but may occur in excess in association with certain diseases and conditions
Desquamate - definition of desquamate by The Free Dictionary desquamate (ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt) vb (Pathology) (intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales [C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale]
What does desquamate mean? - Definitions. net Desquamate refers to the process in which the outer layers of the skin or other surface tissue are shed or peel off, often in scales or sheets This natural process allows new, healthier skin cells to replace the older ones
desquamate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary desquamate (third-person singular simple present desquamates, present participle desquamating, simple past and past participle desquamated) (transitive) To remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel