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scall (skôl, skäl) also scald (skôld, skäld)

n.

A scaly eruption of the skin or scalp.

[Middle English, from Old Norse skalli, a bald head; see skel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

scall [skɔːl]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a former term for any of various diseases of the scalp characterized by itching and scab formation

[from Old Norse skalli bald head. Compare skull]

scalled adj

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