The sloughing of a previously attached matter or tissue from the body.
The sloughing of the oldest nonvital epithelial cells from the skin’s outermost surface.
In dentistry, the physiological shedding of the primary teeth or the loss of implanted materials.
In botany, the falling off of superficial layers of growth or of leaves.
Scaling off of dead tissue.
The loss of layers of tissue such as sunburnt skin.
Scaling off of dead skin; this occurs naturally but may be increased in some skin diseases and severe sunburn. Shedding skin cells or peeling off layers of skin. Exfoliation is a natural process. However, it can occur more acutely in cases of certain skin diseases or after a severe sunburn. Exfoliative skin preparations and roughly textured loofahs or sponges are sometimes used for cosmetic purposes to accelerate the shedding of skin cells.
Flaking off of the upper layers of the skin.
The shedding or casting off of a body surface (e.g., the outer layer of skin cells, the outer table of bone, the primary set of teeth).
The removal of excess dead cells from the skin surface.