decrustation/diːˈkɹʌsteɪʃən/EtymologyNoun of action from the Latin dēcrustō (“to peel off [a crust or outer layer]”), from dē + crustō (“to crust”, from crusta, “crust”). Compare the Old French décrustation.decrustation means the removal of a crust (various senses). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.decrustation is pronounced /diːˈkɹʌsteɪʃən/.nounThe removal of a crust (various senses).“Decrustation occurs quickest in varicella, slower in variola modificata, and slowest in variola vera. Or, in other words, the greater the amount of eruption the slower the decrustation, and the reverse.”