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desquamation
noun as in shedding
Strong matches
- dropping
- exfoliating
- exuviating
- molting
Weak match
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They always imply desquamation of epithelium, which rarely occurs except in parenchymatous inflammations (Figs. 60 and 61).
The symptomatic erythemas are more or less generalized; desquamation sometimes follows.
Erythematous, morbilliform and erythemato-papular; itching is usually present and moderate desquamation may follow.
Erythematous and scarlatinoid; usually no febrile disturbance, and desquamation seldom follows.
The desquamation when present is finer than in either measles or scarlet fever.
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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to desquamation, such as: dropping, null, null, null, and exuviation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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