desquamation

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desquamation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Desquamation \Des`qua*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. desquamation.] (Med.)
     The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the
     form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
     Desquamative

desquamation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  desquamation
      n 1: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
           off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]