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sunburn
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sun·burn  (snbûrn)
n.
Inflammation or blistering of the skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight.
tr. & intr.v. sun·burned or sun·burnt (-bûrnt), sun·burn·ing, sun·burns
To affect or be affected with sunburn.

sunburn [ˈsʌnˌbɜːn]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun Technical name erythema solare
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) another word for suntan
sunburnt , sunburned adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sunburn - a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sunsunburn - a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
hyperpigmentation - unusual darkening of the skin
2.sunburn - redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
erythema - abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
first-degree burn - burn causing redness of the skin surface
Verb1.sunburn - get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
Translations
sunburn [ˈsʌnbɜːn] Nquemaduras fpl del sol

sunburn [ˈsʌnbɜːrn] ncoup m de soleil

sunburn [ˈsʌnˌbɜːn] n (painful) → scottatura; (tan) → abbronzatura

sunburn سَفْعَة شمس spálení solskoldning Sonnenbrand έγκαυμα από τον ήλιο quemadura del sol auringossa palanut ihonkohta coup de soleil opekline od sunca scottatura 日焼け 볕에 타기 zonnebrand solforbrenning oparzenie słoneczne queimadura de sol солнечный ожог solbränna ผิวเกรียมจากการถูกแดดมากเกินไป güneş yanığı sự cháy nắng 晒斑


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An article in Nature discussed this fern's anti-tumor effects over 40 years ago, (22) and since then numerous studies have demonstrated that it has antioxidant properties, (23-25) reduces the number of sunburn cells following exposure to the sun's UV rays, (26,27) protects against UV-induced DNA damage, (26) guards the skin's structure by slowing the movement of cells that release inflammatory substances into the skin, (26,28) influences the immune system, (26-30) and acts against tumors.
There is the formation of UV induced sunburn cells and a reduction in Langerhan cells and mast cells, which play an essential part of the body's immune defence system That was only the tip of the iceberg.
Cells whose DNA has been badly damaged by ultraviolet light tend to die through programmed cell death to form sunburn cells," explains Erwin Tschachler, professor of dermatology, Vienna (Austria) Medical School and scientific director of CERIES.
 
 
 
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