desquamation
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It takes the average skin cell 28 days to cycle from creation to desquamation.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2022
The dead skin cells there should shed in a process called desquamation, but it is slowed by a number of factors: hormone fluctuations, sun exposure, vitamin deficiencies and aging.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2018
The rash, which was nearly universal, lasted three days, and was not followed by desquamation.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
On the ninth day desquamation began, and at a later stage the nails of the fingers and toes separated.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The desquamation when present is finer than in either measles or scarlet fever.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
