ex·co·ri·a·tion
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
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