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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɛskɑː/

Definition 1:
• A superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, and commonly but not necessarily dark, adhering to underlying living or necrotic tissue, caused by gangrene or a burn.
Labels: medicine, sciences, countable, uncountable

Definition 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.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• The emotional imprint of a trauma such as grief, loss, or degradation.
Labels: countable, figuratively, literary, uncountable

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eschar