DESQUAMATION
\dɪskwəmˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪskwəmˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_s_k_w_ə_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DESQUAMATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Desquamatio Cutis, Eclepisis, Aposyrma, Apolepisia, Apolepismus, Moulting, from desquamare, (de, and squama, 'a scale,') 'to scale off.' Exfoliation, or separation of the epidermis, in the form of scales, of a greater or less size, Furfuratio, Defurfuratio. This affection is a common consequence of exanthematous diseases.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Exfoliation. The falling off of the surface epithelium of the skin in scales.
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The operation of removing the covering that envelops certain bulbous roots. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin] Separation of the cuticle in flakes or scales; exfoliation.
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