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Definition of Desquamate
1. Verb. Peel off in scales. "Dry skin desquamates"
Generic synonyms: Exuviate, Molt, Moult, Shed, Slough
Derivative terms: Desquamation
Definition of Desquamate
1. v. i. To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.
Definition of Desquamate
1. Verb. To shed or peel ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Desquamate
1. [v -MATED, -MATING, -MATES]
Medical Definition of Desquamate
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Desquamate
Literary usage of Desquamate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"one day after his face began to desquamate for the second time his index was 1.0;
two days later, with an index of 1.1, his back became involved, ..."
2. Modern Surgery: General and Operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1907)
"If they do desquamate, the process begins over the center. They usually appear
from the third to the sixth month of the disease. ..."
3. The North American Medical and Surgical Journal (1826)
"The febrile symptoms, which abate during the process of maturation, arc apt to
return during desiccation; and when the skin begins to desquamate, they then ..."
4. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"The theory that the flat, normal, serosal lining cells desquamate immediately
upon being irritated and later, while free in the cavity, ..."
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