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desquamate
[ des-kwuh-meyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
desquamate
/ ˈɛəˌɪ /
verb
- intr (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
Derived Forms
- ˌܲˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- qܲ·tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of desquamate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of desquamate1
Example Sentences
In croup there may be a swollen mucous membrane, with a slight superficial mucous exudation, or a more abundant exudation of desquamated epithelium and mucus, as well as a fibrinous false membrane.
She considered herself now well, but still her skin was flabby, especially on the hands where the epidermis often desquamated, and the nails remained hard, brittle and without lustre.
The exterior of the nose, especially at the tip, became intensely red and toward the close of the attack the cuticle desquamated.
Cases of the evacuation of desquamated patches of diphtheritic membrane from the intestinal mucosa 6 to 9 feet in length have been reported.
The margins of the pustules, before of a distinct red, now assume a bluish-red or purplish colour, and the skin begins to desquamate.
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