Desquamation: Definition from Answers.com
desquamation ( dēskwə′māshən ) ( physiology ) Shedding; a peeling and casting off, as of the superficial epithelium, mucous membranes, renal tubules,
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scarlet fever: Definition from Answers.com
The rash fades after a week, with desquamation, or peeling, generally occurring during convalescence. The disease is usually self-limiting, although severe ...
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desquamate: Definition from Answers.com
To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin. [Latin dēsquāmāre, dēsquāmāt - : dē-, de- + squāma, scale.] desquamation des'qua·ma'tion n. Home of Wiki ...
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Kawasaki disease: Definition from Answers.com
Later during the convalescent or the subacute phase desquamation of the fingers ... of children affected by the disease may continue skin peeling for many years. ... across the nails may develop (Beau's lines), And occasionally nail are shed.
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skin: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
To remove (an outer covering); peel off: skin off the thin bark. ...... Keratinocytes from the stratum corneum are eventually shed from the surface (desquamation).
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stratum corneum: Definition from Answers.com
The horny outer layer of the epidermis, consisting mainly of dead or peeling cells. ... Desquamation, the process of cell shedding from the surface of the stratum ...
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mercury poisoning: Definition from Answers.com
An example of desquamation of the hand of a child with severe mercury poisoning ..... loss, irritability, profuse sweating, and peeling and redness of fingers and toes. ... light bulbs that had broken in a potting shed adjacent to the main nursery.
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What is exfoliation
What is an exfoliation? wel i dont really know. What is skin exfoliation? Desquamation is a shedding of the outer layers of the skin. Why does exfoliation occur?
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