Eschar in A Sentence

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    An intact eschar may require significantly different treatment to a wet, sloughy cavity.

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    As the burns heal, thick, taut scabs (eschar) form, which the doctor may have to cut to improve blood flow to the more elastic healthy tissue beneath.

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    Considerable burns on the face or body may result from the application of sulphuric acid in the practice known as "vitriol-throwing," a brownish black eschar serving to distinguish the burns produced by this acid from those of other corrosive fluids.

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    Gels have a high water content, which aids the rehydration of hard eschar and promotes autolysis in necrotic wounds.

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    Third-degree cases produce deep, blood-filled blisters and a hard black eschar (scab).