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SECOND-DEGREE BURN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does second-degree burn mean?

• SECOND-DEGREE BURN (noun)
The noun SECOND-DEGREE BURN has 1 sense:

1. burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis

Familiarity information: SECOND-DEGREE BURN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SECOND-DEGREE BURN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("second-degree burn" is a kind of...):

burn (an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation)

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