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
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
Various rashes appeared early in the attack, while eczema, desquamation and even ulceration supervened later.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
In due time these subsided, and desquamation occurred.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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