Definition of desquamate Desquamate

des•qua•mate

We found 5 definitions of desquamate from 5 different sources.

What does desquamate mean?

Verb desquamates, desquamating, desquamated
desquamate - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
		peel off
		exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"

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desquamate (v. i.)
To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.

desquamate
des′kwa-māt, v.i. to scale off.—n. Desquamā′tion, a scaling off: the separation of the cuticle or skin in scales.—adjs. Desquam′ative, Desquam′atory. [L. desquamāre, -ātum—de, off, and squama, a scale.]