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scall

 (skôl, skäl) also scald (skôld, skäld)
n.
A scaly eruption of the skin or scalp.

[Middle English, from Old Norse skalli, a bald head; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]
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scall

(skɔːl)
n
(Pathology) pathol a former term for any of various diseases of the scalp characterized by itching and scab formation
[C14: from Old Norse skalli bald head. Compare skull]
scalled adj
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dan•druff

(ˈdæn drəf)

n.
a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales.
[1535–45; orig. uncertain]
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