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Desquamate

Des′qua-mate

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
desquamatus
, p. p. of
desquamare
to scale off;
de-
+
squama
scale.]
(Med.)
To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.

Definition 2024


desquamate

desquamate

English

Verb

desquamate (third-person singular simple present desquamates, present participle desquamating, simple past and past participle desquamated)

  1. To shed or peel

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Italian

Verb

desquamate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of desquamare
  2. second-person plural imperative of desquamare
  3. feminine plural of desquamato