Medical Dictionary
excoriation
noun ex·co·ri·a·tion
\(ˌ)ek-ˌskōr-ē-ˈā-shən, -ˌskȯr-\
\(ˌ)ek-ˌskōr-ē-ˈā-shən, -ˌskȯr-\
Medical Definition of EXCORIATION
1
: the act of abrading or wearing off the skin <chafing and excoriation of the skin>
2
: a raw irritated lesion (as of the skin or a mucosal surface)
—ex·co·ri·ate \ek-ˈskōr-ē-ˌāt\ transitive verb, ex·co·ri·at·ed ex·co·ri·at·ing
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