Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the power of causing or hastening exfoliation.
- noun That which has the power or quality of causing or hastening exfoliation: formerly used of certain applications supposed to have such power, as alcohol, oil of turpentine, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the power of causing exfoliation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That causes, or is accompanied by,
exfoliation
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Examples
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NSAIDs can cause serious skin adverse events such as exfoliative dermatitis, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Covidien Collaborates with Arthritis Foundation on Patient-Education Initiatives - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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NSAIDs can cause serious skin adverse events such as exfoliative dermatitis, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
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[6] Some virulence genes have been reported to be carried on plasmid, such as exfoliative toxin B and some superantigens. polysaccharide peptidoglycan in the cell wall gives the bacterium structure and rigidity and induces the release of cytokines.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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It is also stable under tropical conditions, needs to be taken only twice daily and its side-effects (exfoliative dermatitis or bone marrow depression) are uncommon.
Chapter 6 1993
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It is also stable under tropical conditions, needs to be taken only twice daily and its side-effects (exfoliative dermatitis or bone marrow depression) are uncommon.
Chapter 16 1993
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The name epidemic exfoliative dermatitis has been given to an epidemic skin-disease which made its appearance in 1891 in England; 425 cases were collected in six institutions, besides sporadic cases in private houses.
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The name epidemic exfoliative dermatitis has been given to an epidemic skin-disease which made its appearance in 1891 in England; 425 cases were collected in six institutions, besides sporadic cases in private houses.
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Patients have rarely developed serious exfoliative cutaneous reactions, such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, during treatment with VFEND.
unknown title 2011
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If a patient develops an exfoliative cutaneous reaction, VFEND should be discontinued.
unknown title 2011
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Hypersensitivity reactions have included exfoliative dermatitis, angioneurotic edema and anaphylaxis.
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