scutulum

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]

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]