desquamation
noun
desquamation is spelled D-E-S-Q-U-A-M-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, desquamation means “The shedding of the outer layers of the skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of desquamation is desquamations.
How many letters and syllables are in desquamation?
| Letters | 12: D-E-S-Q-U-A-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is desquamation?
Desquamation appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of desquamation
- desquamations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desquamation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
After the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does desquamation come from?
From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), from squāma (“scale”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).