Medical Dictionary
1scab
noun \ˈskab\
Medical Definition of SCAB
1
: scabies of domestic animals
2
: a hardened covering of dried secretions (as blood, plasma, or pus) that forms over a wound—called also crust
—scab·by \-ē\ adjective, scab·bi·er scab·bi·est
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