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third-degree burn

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third-de·gree burn (thûrdd-gr)
n.
A severe burn that results in the destruction of the skin and sometimes of the underlying tissues.

third-degree burn
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol See burn1 [22]
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Noun1.third-degree burn - burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis
burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation


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Harding also said that she feared she could have left the arena with third-degree burns.
Two men, aged 18 and 19, were taken to Nicosia General Hospital with third-degree burns, while the other four were treated for minor burns at Larnaca General Hospital.
Busby, 27, a mother of two, remains in intensive care at the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, where she is recovering from second- and third-degree burns over 40 percent of her body.
 
 
 
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