Definition of Efflower

1. v. t. To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife, blunt in its middle part, -- as in making chamois leather.

Medical Definition of Efflower

1. To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife, blunt in its middle part, as in making chamois leather. Origin: Cf. F. Effleurer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Efflower

efflagitate
efflate
efflation
efflations
effleurage
effleurages
effloresce
effloresced
efflorescence
efflorescences
efflorescencies
efflorescency
efflorescent
effloresces
efflorescing
efflower (current term)
effluence
effluences
effluencies
effluency
effluent
effluents
effluous
effluvia
effluviable
effluvial
effluviant
effluviate
effluviated
effluviates

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