eschar

Noun

Meaning

A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application of caustics.

In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

slough carbuncle gathering crust boil lesion abscess sore blister scab felon festering fester chancre canker
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Antonyms

cure

Hypernyms

scab

Related terms

escharotic

Anagrams

Arches chaser search Sacher arsech Ascher casher Rasche recash Schaer cheras cresha

Close letter words and terms

Esch Esch-sur-Alzette eschalot eschara escharectomy escharine