scutulum
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scutulum
[sku´tu-lum]one of the disklike or saucerlike crusts characteristic of favus.
scu·tu·lum
, pl.scu·tu·la
(skū'chū-lŭm, -lă; skū'chū-lŭm),A yellow, saucer-shaped crust, the characteristic lesion of favus, consisting of a mass of hyphae, pus, and scales.
[L. dim. of scutum, shield]
scutulum
/scu·tu·lum/ (sku´tu-lum) pl. scu´tula [L.] one of the disklike or saucerlike crusts characteristic of favus.scu·tu·lum
, pl. scutula (skyū'tyū-lŭm, -lă)A yellow, saucer-shaped crust, the characteristic lesion of favus, consisting of a mass of hyphae and spores.
[L. dim. of scutum, shield]
scutulum
pl. scutula [L.] one of the disk- or saucer-like crusts characteristic of favus.