מִכְוָה, burnt spot on the skin, burn. Neg. IX, 1 כל שהוא מחמת האש זו היא מ׳ all wounds produced through fire (directly or indirectly) are called ‘burns’. Ib. VIII, 7 מחיית המ׳ the cicatrization of a burn. Ib. IX, 2; Sifra Thazr., Neg., Par. 4, ch. VII אין שחין ומ׳ וכ׳ an inflammation and a burn cannot be combined (to make up the minimum size required for uncleanness); a. fr.