eschar

[ es-kahr, -ker ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.

eschar

/ ˈɛskɑː /

noun

1. a dry scab or slough, esp one following a burn or cauterization of the skin

Word History and Origins

Origin of eschar¹

1375–1425; late Middle English escare < Late Latin eschara < Greek eschára hearth, brazier, coals and therefore indication of burning; scar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of eschar¹

C16: from Late Latin eschara scab, from Greek eskhara hearth, pan of hot coals (which could inflict burns); see scar ¹

Example Sentences

Eschar spoke so much against the English and in praise of the French that made him mad, and so he went away.

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Eschar and there took leave of him, he being to go this night to the Downs towards Portugall, and so spent all the morning.

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Eschar to be gone, I sent my letters by a porter to the posthouse in Southwark to be sent by despatch to the Downs.

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Meanwhile the induration extends, fresh vesicles form and in turn burst, and the eschar increases in size.

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It was necessary to wait three or four days before renewing the caustic to deepen the eschar made by the first application.

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