desquamation
2 synonyms for desquamation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The peeling away of the skin's outer layers.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), itself from squāma (“scale”).
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