eschar /es·char/ (es´kahr)
Eschar
eschar
1. a slough produced by a thermal burn, by a corrosive application, or by gangrene.
2. tache noire.
es·char ( s 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. |
Eschar
A hard crust or scab. In scrub typhus, an eschar forms over the initial sore from the chigger bite.
eschar
[es′kär]
Etymology: Gk, eschara, scab
a scab or dry crust that results from trauma, such as a thermal or chemical burn, infection, or excoriating skin disease. escharotic, adj.
eschar
a deep cutaneous slough such as that produced by a thermal burn, a corrosive action, a decubitus ulcer, a saddle gall or setfast.
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