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Definition of Desquamation
1. Noun. Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales.
Generic synonyms: Organic Phenomenon
Derivative terms: Desquamate, Peel
Definition of Desquamation
1. n. The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
Definition of Desquamation
1. Noun. (medical) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Desquamation
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Medical Definition of Desquamation
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Desquamation
Literary usage of Desquamation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1894)
"IT seems to be the received opinion in regard to scarlet fever that until
desquamation ceases contagion is still present. From the long period this process ..."
2. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"desquamation has commenced on the abdomen. From this day desquamation progressed
rapidly, proceeding in the order of the development of the rash. ..."
3. On Diseases of the Skin, Including the Exanthemata by Ferdinand Hebra, Charles Hilton Fagge, Moriz Kaposi (1866)
"In some cases of scarlatina, the commencement of desquamation is retarded ...
A desquamation excessive in degree is, as a rule, the result of a very intense ..."
4. Handbook of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Diseases by Arthur Van Harlingen (1895)
"desquamation is the exfoliation or separation of the epidermis in the form of scales
... Under ordinary circumstances this normal desquamation takes place ..."
5. Pediatrics: The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children by Thomas Morgan Rotch (1896)
"desquamation.—The stage of desquamation begins at about the seventh day from ...
The desquamation, however, is not always proportionate to the intensity of ..."
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