English Explanatory Dictionary

desquamatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to exfoliation
  2. Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
  3. Related to the shedding of endothelial cells.
  4. Pertaining to the shedding or peeling off of the outermost layer of skin cells.

Word forms

desquamatory

Etymology

By surface analysis, desquamate + -ory.

Related words

desquamate desquamation desquamative
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