‖ scutulum
(ˈskjuːtjʊləm)
Pl. scutula.
[mod.L. use of L. scūtulum, dim. of scūtum shield.]
a. Path. A shield-shaped crust or disc developed in the skin-disease favus.
| 1888 J. N. Hyde Dis. Skin (ed. 2) 598 The inferior surface of this disk or scutulum rests upon the scalp. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 862 The characteristic lesion [of favus] is a small yellow-coloured disc or scutulum. Ibid. 863 In old scabs the scutula are lost. |
b. Zool. A scutellum.
| 1902 in Webster's Suppl. |