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      exfoliation
      noun
      a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
      the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
      Roots
      exex- · Latin · out, offfoliumfoli- · Latin · leafatio-ation · Latin · act or process of
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