eschar
[es´kahr] 1. a slough produced by a thermal burn or a corrosive application, or by gangrene.
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es·char
(es'kar), A thick, coagulated crust or slough which develops following a thermal burn or chemical or physical cauterization of the skin.
[G. eschara, a fireplace, a scab caused by burning]
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eschar
(ĕs′kär′)n. 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.
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es·char
(es'kahr) A thick, coagulated crust or slough that develops following a thermal burn or chemical or physical cauterization of the skin.
[G. eschara, a fireplace, a scab caused by burning]
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eschar
An area of dead, separated tissue (SLOUGH) produced by skin damage by a caustic substance or a burn.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Eschar
A hard crust or scab. In scrub typhus, an eschar forms over the initial sore from the chigger bite.
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