Decrustation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːˈkɹʌsteɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Decrustation is a noun meaning The removal of a crust (various senses).
Meaning
The removal of a crust (various senses).
Example Sentences
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.
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.
From January 1970 to December 1979, 40 cases of severely burned hands were treated with Chinese medicinal decrustation. […] The medicine was applied to the burn wounds from the day of injury until the third day after injury. Decrustation took place 7–10 days after use of medicine. Narcotic tissue fell off on decrustation, pus was abundant and skin islands were visible.
Word Forms
- decrustations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decortification, decortication, derusting, derust, debriding, dedecoration.
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