Desquamation [noun]
Definition of Desquamation:
peeling
Opposite/Antonyms of Desquamation:
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Sentence/Example of Desquamation:
They always imply desquamation of epithelium, which rarely occurs except in parenchymatous inflammations (Figs. 60 and 61).
The symptomatic erythemas are more or less generalized; desquamation sometimes follows.
Erythematous, morbilliform and erythemato-papular; itching is usually present and moderate desquamation may follow.
Erythematous and scarlatinoid; usually no febrile disturbance, and desquamation seldom follows.
The desquamation when present is finer than in either measles or scarlet fever.
John shot a large Iguana of remarkably bright colours, which were perhaps owing to a late desquamation of the skin.
He had been told of three instances in which the desquamation was so complete that even the nails separated from the fingers.
They are generally followed by branny desquamation of the cuticle in the position they have occupied.
Some authors assert that the eruption is followed by a slight desquamation of the cuticle, but this is denied by others.
On the ninth day desquamation began, and at a later stage the nails of the fingers and toes separated.