desquamation

verb (used without object), des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing. Pathology.

1. to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.

verb

1. (intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales

n.

1. The shedding or peeling of the epidermis in scales.
2. The shedding of the outer layer of a surface.

v.

1. To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin.