- eschar
- noun Etymology: Middle English escare — more at scar Date: 1543 a scab formed especially after a burn
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Eschar — Es char, n. [L. eschara, Gr. ?: cf. F. eschare. See {Scar}.] (Med.) A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application of caustics. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eschar — Es char, n. [Ir.] (Geol.) In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams. [Written also {eskar} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eschar — [es′kär΄, es΄kər] n. [altered (after L) < ME escare < OFr < LL eschara: see SCAR1] a dry scab that forms as a result of a burn or of corrosive action … English World dictionary
Eschar — From the Greek word eschara (scab) an eschar (IPAEng|ˈɛskɑr) is a piece of dead tissue that is cast off from the surface of the skin, particularly after a burn injury, but also seen in gangrene, ulcer, fungal infections, necrotizing spider bite… … Wikipedia
eschar — noun /ˈɛskɑː/ a dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning , 1965: In another minute there was no letter; but, as with every other relationship in my life, an eschar of ashes. The word is rare, but exact. John Fowles, The Magus … Wiktionary
eschar — (es kar) A slough produced on the skin by a thermal burn, gangrene, or the anthrax bacillus … Dictionary of microbiology
eschar — /es kahr, keuhr/, n. Pathol. a hard crust or scab, as from a burn. [1375 1425; late ME escare < LL eschara < Gk eschára hearth, brazier, coals and therefore indication of burning; cf. SCAR1] * * * … Universalium
Eschar — The scab formed when a wound or skin is sealed by the heat of cautery or burning. Also the dark crusted ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the chigger (mite larva) bite in scrub typhus. * * * A thick, coagulated crust or slough which develops… … Medical dictionary
eschar — n. scab, hard crust which forms over a wound (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
eschar — [ ɛskα:] noun Medicine a dry, dark scab caused by a burn, bite, etc. Origin ME: from Fr. eschare or late L. eschara scar or scab , from Gk (see also scar) … English new terms dictionary
