Meaning

3 senses
  1. Pertaining to exfoliation

    (not comparable)Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.

  2. (not comparable)Related to the shedding of endothelial cells.

  3. (not comparable)Pertaining to the shedding or peeling off of the outermost layer of skin cells.

Origin

By surface analysis, desquamate + -ory.

By surface analysis, desquamate + -ory.

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