Desquamate
Pronunciation : Des"qua*mate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. desquamatus, p. p. of desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913