Home › Words › S › scutulumscutulumscutulum means 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.EtymologyFrom Latin scutulum, diminutive of scutum (“shield”).nounA 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.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).