branny desquamation

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• Desquamation — The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation. The word comes from the Latin “desquamare” meaning “to scrape the scales off a fish.” * * * The shedding of the cuticle in scales or …   Medical dictionary

• branny — Denoting desquamation of small husklike scales. [M.E. bran, broken coat of cereal grain] * * * bran·ny (branґe) resembling bran; rough, scaly, dry …   Medical dictionary

• pityriasis — A dermatosis marked by branny desquamation. [G. fr. pityron, bran, dandruff] p. alba patchy hypopigmentation of the skin resulting from mild dermatitis. p. alba atrophicans a scaling …   Medical dictionary

• defurfuration — The shedding of the epidermis in the form of fine scales. SYN: branny desquamation. [L. de, away from, + furfur, bran] …   Medical dictionary

• furfuraceous — Branny, or composed of small scales; denoting a form of desquamation. SYN: pityroid. [L. furfuraceus, fr. furfur, bran] * * * fur·fu·ra·ceous .fər f(y)ə rā shəs adj consisting of or covered with flaky particles <furfuraceous eczema> * * *… …   Medical dictionary