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Desquamation

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desquamation /des·qua·ma·tion/ (des?kwah-ma´shun) the shedding of epithelial elements, chiefly of the skin, in scales or sheets.desquam´ative
des·qua·ma·tion (dskw-mshn)
n.
1. The shedding or peeling of the epidermis in scales.
2. The shedding of the outer layer of a surface.
Desquamation
Shedding of the cells lining the insides of the air sacs. A feature of desquamative interstitial pneumonitis.
Mentioned in: Idiopathic Infiltrative Lung Diseases
desquamation (des·kw·māˑ·shn),
n sloughing off of the cornified epidermal layer. Also called
exfoliation.
desquamation (des´kwmā´shn),
n a naturally occurring process in which the outer layer of skin or mucosa cells is sloughed off.
desquamation
the shedding of epithelial elements, chiefly of the skin, in scales or sheets.
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