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A dry, often dark layer of dead tissue over a wound or burn.
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Burn aftermath; tissue death; a hard covering that conceals wound depthUse the dry covering to suggest damage without confusing it with fresh blood.
Words that belong together
- black eschar
- thick eschar
- eschar over a burn
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A black eschar covered the center of the burn.
The wound's depth remained hidden beneath the eschar.
Cracks opened around the edge of the thick eschar.
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Primary category: horror. Clinical; usually firmer and drier than moist slough. Do not label every healing scab an eschar or infer infection from color alone. Noun plural: eschars.
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