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

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)

 Context examples 

First- and second-degree burns usually heal without grafts.

(Burns, NIH: National Institute of General Medical Sciences)

Second-degree burns damage the outer layer and the layer underneath.

(Burns, NIH: National Institute of General Medical Sciences)