second-degree burn

[ sek-uhnd-di-gree ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. burn138

second-degree burn

noun

1. pathol See burn 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of second-degree burn¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

And 2-year-old Neveah escaped with a second-degree burn on her face.

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