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second-degree burn

American  
[sek-uhnd-di-gree] / ˈsɛk ənd dɪˌgri /

noun

Pathology.
  1. burn138


second-degree burn British  

noun

  1. pathol See burn 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of second-degree burn

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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That means that if you slip and fall on the ground for just a moment, it could be enough to give you a second-degree burn.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2024

A Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday for the suffering and mental anguish caused when a Chicken McNugget fell on her thigh, causing a second-degree burn.

From New York Times Jul. 20, 2023

She suffered a second-degree burn from the heat of the McNugget, leading Ms. Holmes and her husband, Humberto Caraballo Estevez, to sue McDonald’s and Upchurch Foods.

From Washington Times Jul. 20, 2023

A Miami-area jury on Wednesday awarded $800,000 to the family of a girl who suffered a second-degree burn from a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget in 2019.

From Washington Times Jul. 20, 2023

She had to do something about the second-degree burn right now.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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