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eschar
es·char [ és kr ] (plural es·chars)


noun 
Definition:
 
scab formed after burning: a dry scab formed on skin that has been burned or cauterized
[15th century. Directly or via Old French eschar(r)e< late Latin eschara (see scar1)]
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