scutulum
See also: Scutulum
English
editEtymology
editLatin scutulum, diminutive of scutum (“shield”).
Noun
editscutulum (plural scutula)
- A yellow perifollicular saucer- or cup-shaped crust with a cheesy odour, composed of dense mats of mycelia and epithelial debris, often occurring on the scalp and characteristic of favus.