a dry scab that forms as a result of a burn or of corrosive action
Origin of eschar
altered (after L) from Middle English escare from Old French from Late Latin eschara: see scareschar
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eschar
noun
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.
Origin of eschar
Middle English escare from Old French; see scar 1.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
From French eschare (now escarre) or Late Latin eschara (“scar, scab”), from Ancient Greek εσχαρα (eskhara, “hearth, brazier, scab”).
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eschar - Medical Definition
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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