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desquamate
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des·qua·mate  (dskw-mt)
intr.v. des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing, des·qua·mates
To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin.
[Latin dsqumre, dsqumt- : d-, de- + squma, scale.]
desqua·mation n.
desquamate [ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt]
vb
(Medicine / Pathology) (intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
[from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale]
desquamation  n
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Verb1.desquamate - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
peel off
exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"


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