Hyphenation of desquamation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word desquamation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

desqua-ma-tion

Definitions of desquamation:

1.	Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

Synonyms of desquamation:

noun	peeling, shedding, organic phenomenon

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