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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales;
[syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Desquamation \Des`qua*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. desquamation.] (Med.)
   The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the
   form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
   Desquamative


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

desquamation
    n 1: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
         off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]