DESQUAMATE


Meaning of DESQUAMATE in English

v.intr. Med. (esp. of the skin) come off in scales (as in some diseases). desquamation n. desquamative adj. desquamatory adj.

[ L desquamare (as DE-, squama scale) ]

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