струп — meaning in English

English meaning

• scab noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
• slough noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.

Senses

струп is used for these senses in English:

• eschar (loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.
• scab An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
• slough Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

scab — full definition

1. noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
2. noun An insulting term for a worker who continues working, or takes a striking worker's job, during a labour strike.
3. verb To act as a strikebreaker.

slough — full definition

1. noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.
2. verb To shed or discard an old outer layer, or to get rid of something no longer needed.
3. noun A swampy or marshy area, or a state of low emotional spirits.

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