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E0209400 (ĕs′kär′)n. A dry scab or slough formed on the skin as a result of a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance.

[Middle English escare, from Old French; see scar¹.]

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(ˈɛskɑː) n (Medicine) a dry scab or slough, esp one following a burn or cauterization of the skin[C16: from Late Latin eschara scab, from Greek eskhara hearth, pan of hot coals (which could inflict burns); see scar¹]

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(ˈɛs kɑr, -kər)

n. a hard crust or scab, as from a burn. [1375–1425; escare < Late Latin eschara < Greek eschára hearth, brazier]

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eschar - a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skinscab - the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

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[es´kahr] 1. a slough produced by a thermal burn or a corrosive application, or by gangrene.2. tache noire.

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(es'kar), A thick, coagulated crust or slough which develops following a thermal burn or chemical or physical cauterization of the skin. [G. eschara, a fireplace, a scab caused by burning]

eschar

(ĕs′kär′)n. A dry scab or slough formed on the skin as a result of a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance.

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(es'kahr) A thick, coagulated crust or slough that develops following a thermal burn or chemical or physical cauterization of the skin. [G. eschara, a fireplace, a scab caused by burning]

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(es'kar?) [Gr. eschara, hearth, brazier, burning coal, burn, scab] Dead matter that is cast off from the surface of the skin, esp. after a burn. The tissue is hard, black or brown, and leathery in texture. See: illustration; escharotic

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An area of dead, separated tissue (SLOUGH) produced by skin damage by a caustic substance or a burn.

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A hard crust or scab. In scrub typhus, an eschar forms over the initial sore from the chigger bite.Mentioned in: Debridement, Rickettsialpox, Scrub Typhus

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noun a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin

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