ˈdeskwəˌmāt intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin desquamatus, past participle of desquamare, from de- + squama scale — more at squama
: to peel off in the form of scales : scale off
he came down with scarlet fever and did not finish desquamating until … Christmas — Frank Sullivan
thus a particular skin patch may redden and desquamate each time a barbiturate is taken — R.W.Gerard
• des·qua·ma·tion ˌdeskwəˈmāshən noun -s