Added 10 October 2026
denudation
noun
Latin root: denudatio Wiktionary
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The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare. The loss of the cellular covering of (the interior or exterior surface of an organ, etc.).
Severe radiation poisoning results in the total denudation of the gastrointestinal tract.
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The loss of the cellular covering of (the interior or exterior surface of an organ, etc.).
Severe radiation poisoning results in the total denudation of the gastrointestinal tract.
- The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water.
Origin
From Middle French dénudation, from Latin denudatio.
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