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second–degree burn

noun

Definition of SECOND-DEGREE BURN

:  a burn marked by pain, blistering, and superficial destruction of dermis with edema and hyperemia of the tissues beneath the burn
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First Known Use of SECOND-DEGREE BURN

1937
Medical Dictionary

second–degree burn

noun

Medical Definition of SECOND–DEGREE BURN

:  a burn marked by pain, blistering, and superficial destruction of dermis with edema and hyperemia of the tissues beneath the burn

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