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desquamation

Desquamation (noun) means the shedding of the outer layers of the skin.

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The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
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Etymology

From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), from squāma (“scale”).

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"desquamation" (noun) means the shedding of the outer layers of the skin.

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