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decrustation

UK/diːˈkɹʌsteɪʃən/

decrustation noun: the removal of a crust (various senses).

Noun

decrustation (usually uncountable, plural decrustations)

  1. (usually) The removal of a crust (various senses).
    • Decrustation occurs quickest in varicella, slower in variola modificata, and slowest in variola vera. Or, in other words, the greater the amount of eruption the slower the decrustation, and the reverse.1860 January 5, B. Joy Jeffries, “Report of Prof. Ferdinand Hebra's Lectures on Variola”, in Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 61, number 23, →OCLC, page 455
    • Stage of Decrustation.—At the end of the third week the scabs begin to loosen and to fall off, leaving brownish, pigmented areas or scars behind.1917, Lewellys F. Barker, “Smallpox”, in Monographic Medicine: The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases, volume 2, New York: D. Appleton & Co., →OCLC, page 430

decrustation meaning in Tamil

decrustation in Tamil

பக்குநீக்கல்

Forms of decrustation

pluraldecrustations

Origin of decrustation

Noun of action from the Latin dēcrustō (“to peel off [a crust or outer layer]”), from dē + crustō (“to crust”, from crusta, “crust”). Compare the Old French décrustation.

Questions about decrustation

What does decrustation mean?
Decrustation means the removal of a crust (various senses).
What is decrustation in Tamil?
Decrustation in Tamil is பக்குநீக்கல். See Decrustation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is decrustation?
Decrustation is a noun.
How do you pronounce decrustation?
Decrustation is pronounced /diːˈkɹʌsteɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of decrustation?
The plural of decrustation is decrustations.

Words near decrustation in the dictionary

  1. decruncher
  2. decrunchers
  3. decrunches
  4. decrunching
  5. decrust
  6. decrustation
  7. decrustations
  8. decrusted
  9. decrusting
  10. decrusts
  11. decry

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decrustation (page history and authors); decrustation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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