What is the medical term meaning scraping away skin?

Answer 1

Debriding, debridement (of dead tissue); exfoliation; abrasion if it's accidental, or if the entire layer is scraped (torn off), it's known as an avulsion.

Answer 2

Dermabrasion
Abrasion is the medical term meaning a scrape of the superficial skin layers.

Answer 3

"Abrasion" is the medical term for a scrape.
Abrasion.

Answer 4

Skin scraping is the medical term for scrape of the skin surface.

Answer 5

If a professional does it, it's called "dermabrasion". If you try to do it yourself, it's called "stupid."

Answer 6

A shave biopsy uses a sharp instrument to scrape skin lesions for pathological examination. Curettage uses a sharp instrument to scrape and remove skin lesions.

Answer 7

Dermabration