desquamation
Example Sentences
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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
Some authors assert that the eruption is followed by a slight desquamation of the cuticle, but this is denied by others.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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
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
