单词 | desquamate |
释义 | desquamate[ des-kwuh-meyt ] / ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR desquamate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing.Pathology.to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off. Origin of desquamateFirst recorded in 1720–30, desquamate is from the Latin word dēsquāmātus (past participle of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from). See de-, squamate OTHER WORDS FROM desquamatedes·qua·ma·tion, nounWords nearby desquamatedespotic, despotic monarchy, despotism, Des Prés, despumate, desquamate, desquamation, desquamative, desquamative inflammatory vaginitis, des res, D. ès S. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desquamate
British Dictionary definitions for desquamatedesquamate / (ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt) / verb(intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales Derived forms of desquamatedesquamation, nounWord Origin for desquamateC18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for desquamatedesquamate [ dĕs′kwə-māt′ ] v.To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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