denudation
de·nu·da·tion
noun \ˌdē-n(y)ü-ˈdā-shən, ˌden-yu̇-\Definition of DENUDATION
: the act or process of removing surface layers (as of skin) or an outer covering (as of myelin); also : the condition that results from this
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