what is the medical term for dead skin cells?

Question

epidermis is the term for the top layer of skin while it's still "live". I want to know if there's an academic term or scientific or medical term for dead skin cells for instance dry skin that flakes off and therefore is no longer part of the epidermis.

ok I like the 'product of desquamation' that actually made me chuckle out loud....I'm looking for a word that I thought meant something similar to debris but was more like detrus - but detrus is not a word and detritus isn't it either. I could have sworn that there was a word "detrus" that meant something close to debris or flotsam or jetsam but using it to refer to whatever oils, skin cells, dirt, etc....that humans shed or leave behind that collect in things like mattresses or sofa cushions.

Answer 1

Epidermis.

UPDATE: The epidermis is dead skin. It doesn't have a blood supply. The only other term I could think of would be dander.

Answer 2

Medical Term For Dry Skin

Answer 3

Well my best guess would be necrotic skin cells. I haven't actually heard a medical term for dead skin cells. But these cells are nothing to worry about. Every minute, we lose anywhere from 30 to 40 thousand cells of our body. New cells are produced under the epidermis and take approximately 2 two weeks to a month for the new cells to make it to the surface.the old cells are tough and strong to help protect out bodies. The cells will flake off soon after they surface.

Answer 4

Hyperkeratinization
Exfoliation

Answer 5

Try "product of desquamation" if you want to impress someone.

Answer 6

Epithelial cells.

Answer 7

Slough.