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English
Etymology
From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), from squāma (“scale”).
Noun
desquamation (countable and uncountable, plural desquamations)
- (medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
After the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.
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French
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Pronunciation
Noun
desquamation f (plural desquamations)
- desquamation
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