second-degree burn
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of second-degree burn
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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She had to do something about the second-degree burn right now.
From Literature
What will happen is a second-degree burn and another skin-check with my dermatologist.
From Washington Post
At 15, I took a job at the movie theater, but instead of a ring, I got a second-degree burn from the heater that keeps nacho cheese just beneath a boil.
From New York Times
My skin melts in a second-degree burn when I push open with a bare hand the flaming-hot glass door to the family room wood stove to stoke the fire.
From Time
Dr. Hariri tested his skin-substitute product on himself before commercialization when he suffered a second-degree burn, as well as blisters from workouts.
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