| scald | A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam. One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, etc, among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes. Alternative forms: skald] "A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons." (Sir W. Scott) Origin: Icel. Skald. 1. Affected with the scab; scaby. 2. Scurry; paltry; as, scald rhymers. <medicine> Scald crow, a name popularly given to several diseases of the scalp characterised by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the hair. Origin: For scalled. See Scall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| scalded skin syndrome | <syndrome> A potentially serious side effect of infection with the staph (staphylococcus) bacteria that produces a specific protein which loosens the cement holding the various layers of the skin together. This allows blister formation and sloughing of the top layer of skin. If it occurs over large body regions it can be deadly (just like a large surface area of the body having been burned). It is necessary to treat scalded skin syndrome with intravenous antibiotics and to protect the skin from allowing dehydration to occur if large areas peel off. The disease occurs predominantly in children under 5 years of age. It is known formally as staphyloccoccal scalded skin syndrome and as ritter disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scaldfish | <zoology> A European flounder (Arnoglosus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa). Synonym: megrin, and smooth sole. Origin: Scald, a. + fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scalding | A burning pain in urinating. (05 Mar 2000) |