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deciduous skin (medicine)


deciduous skin -->
keratolysis


1. Separation or loosening of the horny layer of the epidermis.

2. Specifically, a disease characterised by a shedding of the epidermis recurring at more or less regular intervals.

Synonym: deciduous skin.

Origin: kerato-+ G. Lysis, loosening