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Excoriation vs Desquamation - What's the difference?

excoriation | desquamation |

As nouns the difference between excoriation and desquamation

is that excoriation is the act of excoriating or flaying while desquamation is the shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.

excoriation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of excoriating or flaying
  • The excoriated place or the state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
  • Severe verbal denouncing

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    desquamation

    English

    Noun

  • (medical) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.

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