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Piece of dead tissue caused by some skin injuries
Look up eschar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Eschar (/ˈɛskɑːr/; Greek: ἐσχάρᾱ, romanized: eskhara; Latin: eschara; or an eschar) is a slough or
Eschar
Surgical procedure used to treat burns
been termed eschar. Following a full-thickness burn, as the underlying tissues are rehydrated, they become constricted due to the eschar's loss of elasticity
Escharotomy
Disease caused by O. tsutsugamushi
can cause hemorrhaging and intravascular coagulation. Morbilliform rash, eschar, splenomegaly, and lymphadenopathies are typical signs. Leukopenia and abnormal
Scrub_typhus
Genus of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae
cause a massive scab of dead flesh where it killed the cells, called an eschar. Although there are laboratory studies indicating that sanguinaria may have
Sanguinaria
Disruption or damage to living tissue
slough, eschar: Wounds may be covered with a layer of dead tissue which may appear cream/yellow in color (slough) or as a black, hardened tissue (eschar). Removing
Wound
Medical condition
Headache Muscle aches Inoculation eschar, which is dead, often black, tissue around a bite site (see photo above) Eschars may or may not be present. Amblyomma
African_tick_bite_fever
Long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel associated with former glaciers
An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame, is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which
Esker
Infection caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria
skin lesion that eventually forms an ulcer with a black center (eschar). The black eschar often shows up as a large, painless, necrotic ulcer (beginning
Anthrax
Medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue
own enzymes and moisture to re-hydrate, soften and finally liquefy hard eschar and slough. Autolytic debridement is selective; only necrotic tissue is
Debridement
Mixture of pineapple protease (fruit and stem)
medicine. It is approved in the European Union for the debridement (removal of eschar, that is dead and damaged tissue) of severe burn wounds under the brand
Bromelain_(pharmacology)
Species of bacterium
fever disease in humans, whose most common signs and symptoms are fever, an eschar at the site of tick attachment, rash, headache, and muscle aches. Doxycycline
Rickettsia_parkeri
Skin damage resulting from long-term pressure
tan, gray, green or brown) and/or eschar (tan, brown or black) in the wound bed. Until enough slough and/or eschar is removed to expose the base of the
Pressure_ulcer
Ineffective and unsafe alternative medicine cancer treatment
topical paste which destroys skin tissue and leaves behind a scar called an eschar. Escharotics were widely used to treat skin lesions in the early 1900s,
Black_salve
Species of bacterium
that eschar is not always present; at the highest record, only 55% of scrub typhus patients had eschar during an outbreak in south India. Also, eschar is
Orientia_tsutsugamushi
Dermatologic drug
by local skin infection, skin necrosis, fibrinous or itching debris or eschar. Specific condition with hyperkeratosis where urea cream is useful include:
Urea-containing_cream
Area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury
Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhara), meaning "hearth, fireplace", but in medicine "scab, eschar on a wound caused by burning or otherwise", and Middle English skar ("cut
Scar
End of an organism's life
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death
American band
since 2013 and currently consist of vocalist, producer, and lyricist Mod Eschar, keyboardist Scott Storey, and guitarist Timothy Miller. They are known
Finite_Automata_(band)
Group of infectious diseases
lymph nodes, nausea/vomiting, and a rash at the site of infection called an eschar. More severe symptoms may damage the lungs, brain, kidney, meninges, and
Typhus
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Lists_of_unusual_deaths
Species of bacterium
deadly. Infection is indicated by inflammatory, black, necrotic lesions (eschars). The sores usually appear on the face, neck, arms, or hands. Fatal symptoms
Bacillus_anthracis
Cause of death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_from_laughter
Preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Fossil
Fourth stage of death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Rigor_mortis
Chemical compound
1995-03-10. Retrieved 2021-07-19. Laskey D, Tran M (August 2017). "Facial eschar following a single application of black salve". Clinical Toxicology. 55
Ammonium_bituminosulfonate
Medically induced suicide with help from another person
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Assisted suicide in the United States
Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States
Postmortem erection often found in those executed by hanging
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_erection
Sound often produced as someone nears death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_rattle
Unlawful killing of a human with malice
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Murder
Wax or plaster cast made of a person's face following death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_mask
Fetish involving sexual attraction to corpses
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Necrophilia
Dead human body
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Cadaver
1959 post-nuclear war novel by Pat Frank
Mount Dorans: African American History Notes of a Florida Town. Waynesboro: Eschar. "Alas Babylon Character Descriptions". "Alas, Babylon: Florida Apocalyptic
Alas,_Babylon
Posthumous legal determination
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Manner_of_death
7th episode of the 7th season of House
Masters tasks House with searching the father's body for eschars. When House successfully spots eschars on the body, Broda orders that the daughter be treated
A_Pox_on_Our_House
Divine beings associated with death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
List_of_death_deities
Artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Memento_mori
First stage of death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Pallor_mortis
Threat to kill
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_threat
Reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Lazarus_sign
Preserved dead human or animal
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Mummy
Disorder of consciousness caused by severe brain damage
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Vegetative_state
Second stage of death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Livor_mortis
Forced relocation under the threat of death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_march
Termination of a species' lineage
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Extinction
Buddhist mummification
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Sokushinbutsu
Medical measurement formula
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Case_fatality_rate
Species of bacterium
The disease is spread by the Pacific coast ticks. Symptoms may include an eschar. It is within a group known as spotted fever rickettsiosis together with
Pacific_Coast_tick_fever
Medical phenomenon
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Lazarus_syndrome
Intentional act causing one's own death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Suicide
Burning of a dead body as a disposal method
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Cremation
Phenomenon in which the soul (astral body) is said to exit the physical body
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Out-of-body_experience
Embedded key-value database
Retrieved March 10, 2016. Golan-Gueta, Guy; Bortnikov, Edward; Hillel, Eschar; Keidar, Idit (April 21, 2015). "Scaling concurrent log-structured data
RocksDB
Therapeutic technique
osteomyelitis Non enteric and unexplored fistulas Necrotic tissue with eschar present Exposed blood vessels, anastomotic sites, organs and nerves in the
Negative-pressure wound therapy
Negative-pressure_wound_therapy
Body decomposition process
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Water_cremation
Use of power to dictate life and death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Necropolitics
Medical condition
the tropics, medication), repeated physical examination (i.e. skin rash, eschar, lymphadenopathy, heart murmur) and myriad laboratory tests (serological
Fever_of_unknown_origin
Suicide undertaken with aid from another person
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Assisted_suicide
Medical examination of a corpse
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Autopsy
Place of burial
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Cemetery
Unnatural death caused by accident
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Accidental_death
Official record of a person's death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_certificate
Place for the storage of human corpses
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Morgue
Sudden death brought about by a strong emotional shock, such as fear
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Voodoo_death
Tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and tragedy
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Dark_tourism
Effect of low temperature on skin and other tissues
skin". In the weeks after injury, pain persists and a blackened crust (eschar) develops. There can be long-term ulceration and damage to growth plates
Frostbite
Medical condition
cutaneous form, the lesions are usually painful and necrotic, with black eschar, accompanied by a fever. Patients will usually present with a history of
Zygomycosis
Concept of coming back to life
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Resurrection
Medical term defining death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Clinical_death
Medical condition
large, irregular, bloody bullae with eventual necrosis and slow-healing eschar formation. Favored sites are breasts, thighs, buttocks and penis, all areas
Warfarin_necrosis
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
List of natural disasters by death toll
List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll
Form of extrajudicial killing
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_flights
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Cremation_in_Japan
Characteristic posture of dinosaur and bird fossils
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Opisthotonic_death_pose
Committing murder and suicide
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Murder–suicide
Three-party fiduciary relationship
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Trust_(law)
Phenomenon related to one's death date
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Birthday_effect
Process of breaking down organic matter
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Decomposition
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
List of unusual deaths in the early modern period
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_early_modern_period
Postulated continued existence after death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Afterlife
Freezing of a corpse with the intent of future revival
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Cryonics
Concept of eternal life
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Immortality
Permanent loss of brain function
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Brain_death
Ethical concept about the end of life
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Dignified_death
Injury to flesh or skin, often caused by excessive heat
entire skin, and into underlying fat, muscle and bone Black; charred with eschar Dry Painless Does not heal; Requires excision Amputation, significant functional
Burn
Intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Euthanasia
Place in prison housing inmates awaiting execution
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_row
Series of events that restore integrity to damaged tissue after an injury
original on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Formation of a thick eschar, slow healing (>1month), Obvious scarring, "POST BURN SCAR RELATIVE TO
Wound_healing
Incurable fatal disease
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Terminal_illness
Chemical compound
of dead flesh where it killed the cells where it was applied, called an eschar. For this reason, sanguinarine is termed an escharotic. It is said to be
Sanguinarine
Species of tick
human fatalities had been reported in Australia. If an unusual black scab (eschar) develops at the site of a tick bite, or if there are any other signs of
Ixodes_holocyclus
Chemical compound
The original blanched area acquires a brown pigmentation by 24 hours. An eschar forms in the pigmented area by 1 week and sloughs after approximately 3
Phosgene_oxime
Professional in the business of funeral procedures
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Funeral_director
Leaving false evidence of one's own death
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Faked_death
Concept from Freudian psychoanalytics
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_drive
Person who died before professionals saw them
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Dead_on_arrival
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
List of unusual deaths in the Middle Ages
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_Middle_Ages
Government official who confirms and certifies the death of an individual
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Coroner
Communal meal held after a funeral
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Repast_(funeral)
Armed group that conducts extrajudicial killings
Parthanatos Phenoptosis Pseudoapoptosis Pyroptosis Autolysis Autoschizis Eschar Immunogenic cell death Ischemic cell death Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis
Death_squad
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Ilandevan | இலாநà¯à®¤à¯‡à®µà®¨
Young master
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Gods Army
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
Pure
Girl/Female
Danish, German, Swedish
Peace; Beautiful; Fair; Peace of Thor
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and Staffordshire named Brownlow, all probably from Old English brÅ«n ‘brown’ + Old English hlÄw ‘hill’, ‘mound’.
Girl/Female
Indian
Wisdom.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Latin
From Leicester
Girl/Female
Tamil
Generous
Girl/Female
Indian
Idea, Splendor (Wife of the sage Kashyap)
Boy/Male
Indian
Brave person of the religion
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ESCHAR
n.
See Eschar.
n.
A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild caustic.
a.
Serving or tending to form an eschar; producing a scar; caustic.
a.
Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eschara, or family Escharidae.
n.
A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched.
a.
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See Eschar.