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ex·co·ri·a·tion
\(ˌ)ekˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən, ik-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English excoriacioun, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French excoriation, from Medieval Latin excoriation-, excoriatio, from Late Latin excoriatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of excoriating or state of being excoriated either physically or verbally
< marked chafing and excoriation of the skin >
< his violent excoriation of his adversaries >
2. : an instance or product of excoriation:
a. : a raw irritated lesion (as of the skin or a mucosal surface)
b. : a scathingly censorious utterance |