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
It consisted of numerous red points, but was paler than that of ordinary scarlet fever; temperature never above 99°; no sore throat nor desquamation of cuticle.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
When the patient is fully convalescent and all desquamation has ceased, cleanse him thoroughly with a warm bath and soap for four successive days.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This final stage of the malady is characterized by a progressively diminishing fever, moderate desquamation, gradual disappearance of the oedema, and a color-change to the darker shades of bluish-red or to a light brown.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
