n 1 : the act of abrading or wearing off the skin <marked chafing and of the skin> 2 : a raw irritated lesion (as of the skin or a mucosal surface) <neurotic s produced by picking at the skin> ex*co*ri*ate vt -at*ed -at*ing Similar sounding terms: ex·cre·tion ex·cur·sion Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. © 1997-2024.
of the skin> 2 : a raw irritated lesion (as of the skin or a mucosal surface) <neurotic 
