desquamation
desquamation · desquamations
The shedding of the outer layers of the skinThe shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
After the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
Origin
From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), from squāma (“scale”).From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), from squāma (“scale”).
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Forms
plural: desquamations| Singular | desquamation |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedbranny desquamation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable