Exfoliation can refer to: *

Exfoliation (botany) Exfoliation (from the term "foliate", meaning “related to leaves”) means the removal or loss of leaves from a plant. It is used both to describe the loss of a leaves as a natural part of a plant's life cycle (such as in the case of deciduo ...

, the loss of leaves (or, in some cases, pieces of bark) from a plant *

Exfoliation (cosmetology) Exfoliation is the removal of dead skin cells and built-up dirt from the skin's surface. The term comes from the Latin word ''exfoliare'' (to strip off leaves). This is a regular practice within the cosmetic industry, both for its outcome of pro ...

, a cosmetic technique that aims to remove dead skin from the body and face *

Exfoliation (geology) Exfoliation joints or sheet joints are surface-parallel fracture systems in rock, and often leading to erosion of concentric slabs. ''(See Joint (geology)).'' General characteristics of exfoliation joints * Commonly follow topography. * Divid ...

, a process resulting in parallel fractures in the surface of rock *

Exfoliation corrosion (metallurgy) In metallurgy, exfoliation corrosion (also called lamellar corrosion) is a severe type of intergranular corrosion that raises surface grains from metal by forming corrosion products at grain boundaries under the surface. It is frequently found on ...

, a severe type of intergranular corrosion * Exfoliation - Intercalation (chemistry), the complete separation of the layers of a material *

Exfoliation syndrome Pseudoexfoliation syndrome, often abbreviated as PEX and sometimes as PES or PXS, is an aging-related systemic disease manifesting itself primarily in the eyes which is characterized by the accumulation of microscopic granular amyloid-like protein ...

, an eye disease

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