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单词 desquamate
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Definition of desquamate in English:

desquamate

verb ˈdɛskwəmeɪtˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt
[no object]usually as adjective desquamated
  • (of a layer of cells, e.g. of the skin) come off in scales or flakes.

    desquamated cells
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Small numbers of epithelial giant cells were found admixed with acute inflammatory cells in the lamina propria and even among desquamated cells within the lumen of the appendix.
    • Dermoids are composed of mature epithelial tissues, a combination of skin, hair, desquamated epithelium, and teeth.
    • The combination of sebum and desquamated cells provides an environment that is ripe for the growth of Propionibacterium acnes, the principal organism in inflammatory acne lesions.
    • Transmission can occur by direct contact or from exposure to desquamated cells.
    • TrkA immunofluorescence was detected both in desquamated epithelial cells and inflammatory cells recovered from RSV-infected airways.
    Synonyms
    peel off, peel, chip, scale off, blister, come off, come off in layers

Derivatives

  • desquamation

  • noun ˌdɛskwəˈmeɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛskwəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
    • Scarlet fever provides the classic example of an erythematous rash with subsequent desquamation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Local tissue reactions were confined to the treatment site and included erythema, swelling, desquamation, erosions, and eschar in most patients.
      • This interfered with the normal process of desquamation, resulting in a build-up of keratin (retention hyperkeratosis).
      • They include nausea, vomiting, an increased susceptibility to infection, oral mucositis, diarrhoea, desquamation of the palms and soles, and, rarely, cardiac and neurological toxic effects.
      • Participants were asked about the dermatologic effects of the protocols with regard to dryness, desquamation, and irritation.
  • desquamative

  • adjective dɛˈskwamətɪv
    • Widespread erythema, particularly if associated with soreness, is usually caused by desquamative gingivitis.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, the patient had desquamative interstitial pneumonitis and superimposed bronchopneumonia, not pulmonary embolism.
      • Red lesions may also be due to desquamative gingivitis, erythroplasia, haemangiomas, orofacial granulomatosis, Crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, and neoplasms such as carcinoma and Kaposi's sarcoma.
      • Sections showed early patchy bronchopneumonia, centriacinar emphysema, and desquamative interstitial pneumonitis.
      • At the periphery of the tumor, the crystal-laden cells infiltrated the interstitium and also occupied the alveoli in a desquamative interstitial pneumonia-like pattern.

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense 'remove the scales from'): from Latin desquamat- 'scaled', from the verb desquamare, from de- 'away from' + squama 'a scale'.

 
 

Definition of desquamate in US English:

desquamate

verbˈdeskwəˌmātˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt
[no object]
  • (of a layer of cells, e.g. of the skin) come off in scales or flakes.

    desquamated cells
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The combination of sebum and desquamated cells provides an environment that is ripe for the growth of Propionibacterium acnes, the principal organism in inflammatory acne lesions.
    • Dermoids are composed of mature epithelial tissues, a combination of skin, hair, desquamated epithelium, and teeth.
    • TrkA immunofluorescence was detected both in desquamated epithelial cells and inflammatory cells recovered from RSV-infected airways.
    • Transmission can occur by direct contact or from exposure to desquamated cells.
    • Small numbers of epithelial giant cells were found admixed with acute inflammatory cells in the lamina propria and even among desquamated cells within the lumen of the appendix.
    Synonyms
    peel off, peel, chip, scale off, blister, come off, come off in layers

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense ‘remove the scales from’): from Latin desquamat- ‘scaled’, from the verb desquamare, from de- ‘away from’ + squama ‘a scale’.

 
 
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