desquamate
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des·qua·mate
(des'kwă-māt),To shred, peel, or scale off, as the casting off of the epidermis in scales or shreds, or the shedding of the outer layer of any surface.
[L. desquamo, pp. -atus, to scale off, fr. squama, a scale]
desquamate
(dĕs′kwə-māt′)intr.v. desqua·mated, desqua·mating, desqua·mates
To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin.
des′qua·ma′tion n.
desquamate
(dĕs′kwă-māt) [L. desquamare, to remove scales]To shed or scale off the surface epithelium.