Desquamation

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  • n. The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The process of desquamating; a scaling or exfoliation, as of skin or bone; especially, separation of the epidermis in scales or patches: a common result of certain diseases, as scarlatina.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
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    organic phenomenon   
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