‖ achor Med.
(ˈeɪkɔː(r))
[L. achor, Gr. ἀχώρ scald, scurf.]
A scaly eruption in the hairy scalp, constituting the disease scald-head.
| 1585 H. Lloyd Treas. Health B iij, The Pustules called Achores or Tineae be engendred of a humore. 1678 Phillips, Achor, a disease possessing the hairy scalp or musculous skin of the head, and eating therein like a moth; it is commonly called in English, the Scald. 1835 Hoblyn Dict. Med. Terms, Achor, a small acuminated pustule, which contains a straw coloured matter, and is succeeded by a thin brown or yellowish scab. |