eschar

Meaning

1. A superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, commonly, but not necessarily dark, adhering to underlying living or necrotic tissue, caused by gangrene or a burn.
2. Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.
3. The emotional imprint of a trauma such as grief, loss, or degradation.

Synonyms

scab

slough

crust

esker

serpentine kame

back furrow

osar

serpent kame

escar

oskar

scurf

eskar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛskɑː/

Etymology

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