eschar

[ es-kahr, -ker ]

nounPathology.

a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.

Origin of eschar

1375–1425; late Middle English escare<Late Latin eschara<Greek eschára hearth, brazier, coals and therefore indication of burning; cf. scar¹

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How to use eschar in a sentence

eschar spoke so much against the English and in praise of the French that made him mad, and so he went away.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
eschar and there took leave of him, he being to go this night to the Downs towards Portugall, and so spent all the morning.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
eschar to be gone, I sent my letters by a porter to the posthouse in Southwark to be sent by despatch to the Downs.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
Meanwhile the induration extends, fresh vesicles form and in turn burst, and the eschar increases in size.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
It was necessary to wait three or four days before renewing the caustic to deepen the eschar made by the first application.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for eschar

eschar

/ (ˈɛskɑː) /

noun

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

Origin of eschar

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

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