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Definition of Exfoliative
1. a. Having the power of causing exfoliation.
Definition of Exfoliative
1. Adjective. That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exfoliative
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Exfoliative
1. Marked by exfoliation, desquamation, or profuse scaling. Origin: Mod. L. Exfoliativus (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exfoliative
Literary usage of Exfoliative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical dietetics: With Special Reference to Diet in Diseases by William Gilman Thompson (1905)
"exfoliative DERMATITIS exfoliative dermatitis should be treated upon substantially
the same dietetic plan as eczema. An exclusive milk diet for a month or ..."
2. A Manual of gynaecology by Thomas Watts Eden (1911)
"... exploring the whole cavity carefully with the finger, in order that small
fragments may be located and so may not be missed by the curette. exfoliative ..."
3. Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics by Herbert Swift Carter, Paul Edward Howe, Howard Harris Mason (1921)
"exfoliative Dermatitis.—Probably the best results are obtained with a milk diet
and in addition the use of colonie irrigations. ..."
4. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"GENERALISED exfoliative DERMATITIS Syn. : Dermatitis exfoliativa (Wilson) ;
Pityriasis rubra (Hebra). Definition : A persistent affection of the skin ..."
5. A Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin, for the Use of Students and by James Nevins Hyde (1893)
"Epidemic exfoliative Dermatitis. [Epidemic Skin Disease (Savill).] During the
summer and autumn of the year 1891 an epidemic disorder with cutaneous ..."
6. Handbook of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Diseases by Arthur Van Harlingen (1895)
"... parasitic diseases of the skin generally. (See Tinea versicolor.*) Excoriations,
Neurotic.—(See Neurotic Excoriations.) exfoliative Dermatitis. ..."
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