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first-degree burn
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noun Pathology.
See under burn1 (def. 37).
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Origin of first-degree burn
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby first-degree burn
first dark, First Day, first-day cover, First Day School, first-degree, first-degree burn, first derivative, first division, first-dollar coverage, first down, first edition
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British Dictionary definitions for first-degree burn
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Medical definitions for first-degree burn
first-degree burn
n.
A mild burn that produces redness of the skin but no blistering.
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