eschar

American  

[es-kahr, -ker] / ˈɛs kɑr, -kər /

noun

Pathology.

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

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eschar British  

/ ˈɛskɑː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of eschar

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

Example Sentences

Using toenail clippers and alcohol wipes, she meticulously trimmed the eschar.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Patients were sprayed with mixtures of Hydrosulphosol and water every 20 or 30 minutes until a tough "eschar," or "scab" was built up.

From Time Magazine Archive

The eschar is flexible, leaves room for motion, reduces scars to a minimum.

From Time Magazine Archive

My patient continued her journey on the following day, so that I do not know when the eschar separated.

From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John

The whole surface is to be pencilled with the solid caustic so as to form an eschar, and where this remains adherent, the wound or ulcer invariably heals with comparatively little inconvenience.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin