shedding vs desquamation

shedding and desquamation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, shedding and desquamation are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of shedding include peeling.

shedding (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
the process whereby something is shed