Taber's Medical Dictionary
desquamation
(dĕs″kwă-mā′shŭn)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.1. The peeling skin characteristic of postmature infants.
2. Shedding of the epidermis.
DESQUAMATION OF THE SKIN ON THE PALM
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Desquamation." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765527/all/desquamation.
Desquamation. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765527/all/desquamation. Accessed March 27, 2025.
Desquamation. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765527/all/desquamation
Desquamation [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 March 27]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765527/all/desquamation.
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