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es⋅char

  [es-kahr, -ker]
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–noun Pathology.
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME escare < LL eschara < Gk eschára hearth, brazier, coals and therefore indication of burning; cf. scar 1
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es·char   (ěs'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.

[Middle English escare, from Old French; see scar1.]
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Main Entry: es·char
Pronunciation: 'es-"kär
Function: noun
: a scab formed especially after a burn
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eschar es·char (ěs'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.

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