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first-degree burn

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first-de·gree burn (fûrstd-gr)
n.
A mild burn that produces redness of the skin but no blistering.

first-degree burn
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol See burn1 [22]
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Noun1.first-degree burn - burn causing redness of the skin surface
burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
erythema solare, sunburn - redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun


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At a water temperature of 130[degrees]F, only 20 seconds of exposure can produce a first-degree burn.
A woman who was inside the home during the explosion suffered smoke inhalation and minor first-degree burns.
Surgical dressings are not covered for a Stage I pressure ulcer, a first-degree burn, a wound caused by trauma not requiring surgical closure or debridement, venipuncture or arterial puncture, or drainage from a cutaneous fistula not surgically created.
 
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