excoriation

ex·co·ri·a·tion

noun
\(ˌ)ek-ˌskōr-ē-ˈā-shən, -ˌskȯr-\

Definition of EXCORIATION

1

: the act of abrading or wearing off the skin <chafing and excoriation of the skin>

2

: a raw irritated lesion (as of the skin or a mucosal surface)

—ex·co·ri·ate \ek-ˈskōr-ē-ˌāt\ transitive verb, ex·co·ri·at·ed ex·co·ri·at·ing