Lexic.us

Definition of Exfoliation

1. Noun. The peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin. "Exfoliation is increased by sunburn"

2. Noun. A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin.

Definition of Exfoliation

1. n. The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.

Definition of Exfoliation

1. Noun. The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated. ¹

2. Noun. The loss of leaves from a plant. ¹

3. Noun. The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exfoliation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Exfoliation

1. A falling off in scales or layers. Origin: L. Exfoliatio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exfoliation

exfiltrate exfiltrated exfiltrates exfiltrating exfiltration exfiltration operation exfiltrations exflagellation exfoliant exfoliants

exfoliate exfoliated exfoliates exfoliatin exfoliating exfoliation (current term) exfoliation of lens exfoliation syndrome exfoliations exfoliative

exfoliative dermatitis exfoliative gastritis exfoliator exfoliators exformation exgratia exh exhalable exhalant exhalants

Literary usage of Exfoliation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Agricultural Geology by Frederick Valentine Emerson (1920)
"exfoliation.—Rocks are poor conductors of heat, so that the rock a few inches ... exfoliation is best developed in massive rocks, those having much the same ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1849)
"Case of exfoliation of tlie Anterior Arch of ... He had previously suffered from extensive exfoliation of the upper jaw, and lost one of the spongy bones. ..."

3. The Principles and practice of dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris, Philip H. Austen (1882)
"During the process of exfoliation, a thin acrid matter is discharged from ... The necrosis and exfoliation in this case, as in the other, was produced by ..."

4. Principles of surgery. [With] by James Syme (1842)
"piously secreted; and the exfoliation should be examined from time to time with the probe, to ascertain whether or not it has become detached. ..."

5. On uterine and ovarian inflammation, and on the physiology and diseases of by Edward John Tilt (1862)
"It would be singular if, while the exfoliation of a thin pellicle may be accompanied by distinct symptoms of vaginitis, the exfoliation of a much denser ..."

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