desquamate
/ˈdɛskwəmeɪt/
verb
- To shed or peel off in scales or layers, especially of skin or tissue.
- After a sunburn, the skin may desquamate as it heals.
- Some reptiles desquamate their outer layer of scales periodically.
- The doctor explained that the rash would cause the skin to desquamate within a few days.