desquamate

[ des-kwuh-meyt ]
/ ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt /
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verb (used without object), des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing. Pathology.

to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.

Origin of desquamate

First recorded in 1720–30, desquamate is from the Latin word dēsquāmātus (past participle of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from). See de-, squamate

OTHER WORDS FROM desquamate

des·qua·ma·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for desquamation

desquamate
/ (ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt) /

verb

(intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales

Derived forms of desquamate

desquamation, noun

Word Origin for desquamate

C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale

Medical definitions for desquamation (1 of 2)

desquamation
[ dĕs′kwə-mā′shən ]

n.

The shedding or peeling of the epidermis in scales.
The shedding of the outer layer of a surface.

Medical definitions for desquamation (2 of 2)

desquamate
[ dĕs′kwə-māt′ ]

v.

To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin.