DESQUAMATIVE INFLAMMATION
\dɪskwˈɒmətˌɪv ɪnflamˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪskwˈɒmətˌɪv ɪnflamˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_s_k_w_ˈɒ_m_ə_t_ˌɪ_v ɪ_n_f_l_a_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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An inflammation of the skin, and sometimes of the mucous membrane, characterized by excessive desquamation of the epithelial cells.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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