Medical Dictionary
degree
noun de·gree \di-ˈgrē\
Medical Definition of DEGREE
1
: a measure of damage to tissue caused by injury or disease—see first-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn
2
a : a title conferred on students by a college, university, or professional school on completion of a unified program of study b : an academic title conferred honorarily
3
: one of the divisions or intervals marked on a scale of a measuring instrument; specifically : any of various units for measuring temperature
4
: a 360th part of the circumference of a circle
—de·greed \-ˈgrēd\ adjective
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