scab

noun (SKIN COVERING)

/skæb/

Definition

› [C] a rough surface made of dried blood that forms over a cut or broken skin while it is healing → Compare scar nounSkin complaints and blemishes › [U] a plant or animal disease that causes rough areas on the skinPlant pathologySkin complaints and blemishes

(Definition of scab noun (SKIN COVERING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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