des·qua·mate (d s kw -m t )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 d  squmre, dsqumt- : d-, de- + squma, scale.]des qua·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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