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adj
Pertaining to exfoliation
Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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adj
Pertaining to exfoliation
Related to the shedding of endothelial cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Pertaining to exfoliation
Pertaining to the shedding or peeling off of the outermost layer of skin cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
By surface analysis, desquamate + -ory.
