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Escara
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Dead flesh described as the result of a caustic action.
In the book. Corrosiva concerns surgical medicines that eat away superfluous flesh; Cauterium includes an instrument that opens skin by burning and a medicine said to produce the effect without pain.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 21; facsimile PDF page 349.
Historical Definition
Escara, or Estphara, is black, dead flesh caused by a caustic, commonly called an eschar.
Meaning
The definition identifies the appearance and the reported cause together. The flesh is black and dead, and a caustic is said to have caused its condition. The modern word eschar clarifies the old closing form Escar without adding a procedure.
Use in the Book
Corrosiva concerns surgical medicines that eat away superfluous flesh; Cauterium includes an instrument that opens skin by burning and a medicine said to produce the effect without pain. These comparisons explain the historical action vocabulary surrounding Escara. The entry names the resulting condition rather than prescribing how to produce it.
Places to Read
Cauterium. A name shared by a burning instrument and a medicine credited with a similar effect.
Corrosiva. Surgical preparations classified by removal of excess flesh.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 21; facsimile PDF page 349 — Facsimile