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excoriation

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ex·co·ri·ate  (k-skôr-t, -skr-)
tr.v. ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·at·ing, ex·co·ri·ates
1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe.
2. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.
[Middle English excoriaten, from Latin excorire, excorit- : ex-, ex- + corium, skin; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·cori·ation n.
ex·cori·ator n.
excoriation
Obsolete, the act of stripping of possessions wrongfully and by force; spoliation or robbery.
See also: Theft
the process of removing the skin or outer layer; flaying. See also skin.
See also: Processes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.excoriationexcoriation - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion, scratch, scrape
graze - a superficial abrasion
rope burn - abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope
wound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
2.excoriation - severe censure
denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncing


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On admission, he complained of 2 days of fever, malaise, erythema and induration in the left hemithorax extending to the left thigh, and purulent secretion from an excoriation on the anterior aspect of the left thigh.
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, ... by Arias, Cesar A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
We describe our use of a simple procedure involving the insertion of Silastic splints to successfully treat a case of persistent epistaxis with benign nasal septal ulceration and excoriation.
The use of Silastic nasal splints in the treatment of chronic ... by Smith, Ian / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
For the Democrats, there was nothing to be gained by defending what was increasingly viewed as a corrupt and failed institution; and for the most part they distanced themselves, or actively joined in the excoriation of the UN.
The accusations against the oil for food program: the Volcker reports by Gordon, Joy / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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