Definitions for eschars

eschars es·char

Spelling: [es-kahr, -ker]
IPA: /ˈɛs kɑr, -kər/

Eschars is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 198 anagrams from letters in eschars (acehrss).

Definitions for eschars

noun

  1. a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.

Origin of eschars

1375-1425; late Middle English escare Late Latin eschara Greek eschára hearth, brazier, coals and therefore indication of burning; cf. scar1

Examples for eschars

Apply first a cold poultice, and then form the eschar, which may be freely exposed to the air.

The place was covered with an eschar as large as a five-franc piece.

escharotica, L. Substances that destroy the texture of living organic bodies, with the production of an eschar or scab.

The advantage of healing by eschar over that by scabbing is quite decided.

eschar (eska˙r), a slough or portion of dead or disorganized tissue.

The sore is generally healthy after the separation of the eschar, and no constitutional disorder ensues.

In the formation of this eschar several things require particular attention.

In other cases the eschar is too apt to be unadherent, and this arises from the formation of pus or of a scab underneath.

The eschar is at first dry and crisp, and is surrounded by a zone of pallor.

Finally, the eschar on the exterior of the swollen cheek or lip leaves no doubt as to the character of the lesion.

Word Value for eschars
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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