Eschar

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  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, a crust or scab on the skin, such as is occasioned by a burn or caustic application, and which sloughs off.
  • noun. See eskar.
  • noun. Same as slough, 2.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
    • Word Usage
    "Phosphorus burns on the skin are deep and painful; a firm eschar is produced and is surrounded by vesiculation."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    scab  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    impellitur  kame  magnetostriction  petrifaction  uteri  
    variant
    eskar  esker  
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