scutulum

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounscutulum (plural scutula)

plural scutula

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Latinscutulum
  2. Englishscutulum

From Latin scutulum, diminutive of scutum (“shield”).

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APA

scutulum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutulum

MLA

“scutulum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutulum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scutulum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutulum.

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