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first-degree burn

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first-degree burn [¦fərst də¦grē ′bərn]
(medicine)
A mild burn characterized by pain and reddening of the skin.


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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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