to form a scab over a wound or sore

dried blood that forms over a wound during healing; encrusted blood

a hard crust that forms over a wound or sore during the healing process

a scab from a smallpox sore or a pockmark

(idiom) to have strange, eccentric, or repulsive hobbies; to have uncommonly low taste; from the story of Liu Yi [[刘邕|劉邕|liu2 yong1]] who enjoyed eating the scabs of his subordinates

A bizarre or eccentric hobby; an obsession with strange or unpleasant things. Derived from a historical account of a man who enjoyed eating scabs.

(medicine) a common skin condition in infants that causes yellowish, crusty, or scaly patches on the scalp

scab; crust of a sore

a contagious skin infection caused by bacteria, characterized by blisters that burst and form honey-colored crusts; commonly affects children