first-degree burn

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noun Pathology.

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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

first-degree burn

noun

pathol See burn 1 (def. 23)

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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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