Eschar meaning

ĕs'kär'
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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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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A dry scab that forms as a result of a burn or of corrosive action.
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A dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning.
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Origin of eschar

  • Middle English escare from Old French scar1
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From French eschare (now escarre) or Late Latin eschara (“scar, scab”), from Ancient Greek εσχαρα (eskhara, “hearth, brazier, scab”).
    From Wiktionary

Eschar Sentence Examples

  • Considerable burns on the face or body may result from the application of sulphuric acid in the practice known as "vitriol-throwing," a brownish black eschar serving to distinguish the burns produced by this acid from those of other corrosive fluids.

  • Wound covered by dry eschar: in that case simply protecting the wound until the eschar dries and separates may be the best management.

  • An intact eschar may require significantly different treatment to a wet, sloughy cavity.

  • Gels have a high water content, which aids the rehydration of hard eschar and promotes autolysis in necrotic wounds.

  • Third-degree cases produce deep, blood-filled blisters and a hard black eschar (scab).

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