Es'chār, n.

(ĕs'kär), n. [Fr. escarre, Sp. & Pg. escára, It. éscara, Lat. eschāra, Gr. ἐσχάρα.] (Surg.) 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.