eschar
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noun
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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
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Using toenail clippers and alcohol wipes, she meticulously trimmed the eschar.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
The eschar is flexible, leaves room for motion, reduces scars to a minimum.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Should the matter, nevertheless, collect, it should be evacuated by puncture as often as necessary, until the eschar remains adherent.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
I applied the caustic to form an eschar, covering it with goldbeater's skin.
From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John
Large, black, dry eschars are formed, surrounded by a zone of intense congestion.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
The eschars separated in nine days leaving the wounds healed.
From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John
In ten more days, the eschars had separated and all the ulcers and excoriations were completely healed.
From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John
I applied the lunar caustic to form eschars.
From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John
From this circumstance, and from the neglect of the eschars for two or three days already mentioned, I suspected the formation of a scab under them.
From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John
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