Scald'-head, n.

n. [See SCALD.] (Med.) A pustular eruption, mostly of the hairy scalp, in which the pustules are in distinct, often distant patches, gradually spreading till the whole head is covered as with a helmet; skin below the scabs being red, shining, dotted with papillous elevations, excreting fresh matter, and the roots of the hair often destroyed; Porrigo scutulata.