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eschar

esc·har

UK/ˈɛskɑː/ US/ˈɛskɑɹ/ uncommon literary

noun

1.

a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin

Origin

From Middle French eschare (now escarre) or Late Latin eschara (“scar, scab”), from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “hearth, brazier, scab”). Doublet of scar.

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