脫落,剝落,脫皮
Desquamate \Des"qua*mate\, v. i. [L. desquamatus, p. p. of desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.) To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.
desquamate v : peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" [syn: {peel off}]