peeling vs desquamation

peeling and desquamation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peeling	Yes	No	No	No
desquamation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, peeling and desquamation are synonyms defined as:

peeling and desquamation: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

Other synonyms of peeling include shedding.

peeling (noun)	desquamation (noun)
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales	loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales