The permanence of scarring has led to its intentional use as a form of body art within some cultures and subcultures.
First attested in English in the late 14th century CE, the word scar derives from Old French escharre, from Late Latin eschara,[REF] which is the latinisation of the Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhara), meaning "hearth, fireplace", but in medicine "scab, eschar on a wound caused by burning or otherwise" [REF].