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Exfoliation   /ɛksfˌoʊliˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Exfoliation

noun
1.
The peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin.
2.
A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin.  Synonyms: scale, scurf.






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"Exfoliation" Quotes from Famous Books



... in the intestinal tract. In the most frequent form of eczema the skin becomes red and then there appear tiny vesicles (water blisters) which soon rupture and "weep." This fluid which oozes from these tiny, ruptured vesicles, in connection with the perspiration and exfoliation of old skin, forms heavy crusts upon the face which are ...
— The Mother and Her Child • William S. Sadler



Words linked to "Exfoliation" :   scrap, dander, chip, flake, bit, dandruff, fleck, exfoliate, organic phenomenon



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