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desquamate

[ des-kwuh-meyt ]

verb (used without object)

Pathology.
desquamated, desquamating.
  1. to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.


desquamate

/ ˈɛəˌɪ /

verb

  1. intr (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • qܲ·tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of desquamate1

First recorded in 1720–30, desquamate is from the Latin word ŧ峾ٳܲ (past participle of ŧ峾 to remove scales from). See de-, squamate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of desquamate1

C18: from Latin ŧ峾 to scale off, from de- + a scale
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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.

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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.

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The exterior of the nose, especially at the tip, became intensely red and toward the close of the attack the cuticle desquamated.

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Cases of the evacuation of desquamated patches of diphtheritic membrane from the intestinal mucosa 6 to 9 feet in length have been reported.

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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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