first-degree burn


noun Pathology.

See under burn1(def 37).

Origin of first-degree burn

First recorded in 1920–25

Definition for first-degree burn (2 of 2)

Origin of burn

1
before 900; Middle English bernen, brennen, Old English beornan (intransitive), (cognate with Gothic, Old High German brinnan), and Old English bærnan (transitive), (cognate with Gothic brannjan, Old High German brennen)

SYNONYMS FOR burn

1 flame.
3 tingle, glow.
16 char, toast, brown, tan.

synonym study for burn

16. Burn, scorch, sear, singe refer to the effect of fire or heat. To burn is to consume, wholly or in part, by contact with fire or excessive heat: to burn leaves. Scorch implies superficial or slight burning, resulting in a change of color or in injury to the texture because of shriveling or curling: to scorch a dress while ironing. Sear refers especially to the drying or hardening caused by heat: to sear a roast of meat. Singe applies especially to a superficial burning that takes off ends or projections: to singe hair; singe the pinfeathers from a chicken.

OTHER WORDS FROM burn

British Dictionary definitions for first-degree burn (1 of 3)

first-degree burn

noun

pathol See burn 1 (def. 23)

British Dictionary definitions for first-degree burn (2 of 3)

burn 1
/ (bɜːn) /

verb burns, burning, burnt or burned

noun

Word Origin for burn

Old English beornan (intr), bærnan (tr); related to Old Norse brenna (tr or intr), Gothic brinnan (intr), Latin fervēre to boil, seethe

British Dictionary definitions for first-degree burn (3 of 3)

burn 2
/ (bɜːn, Scottish bʌrn) /

noun

Scot and Northern English a small stream; brook

Word Origin for burn

Old English burna; related to Old Norse brunnr spring, Old High German brunno, Lithuanian briáutis to burst forth

Medical definitions for first-degree burn (1 of 2)

first-degree burn

n.

A mild burn that produces redness of the skin but no blistering.

Medical definitions for first-degree burn (2 of 2)

burn
[ bûrn ]

v.

n.

Scientific definitions for first-degree burn

burn
[ bûrn ]

Verb

To be on fire; undergo combustion. A substance burns if it is heated up enough to react chemically with oxygen.
To cause a burn to a bodily tissue.

Noun

Tissue injury caused by fire, heat, radiation (such as sun exposure), electricity, or a caustic chemical agent. Burns are classified according to the degree of tissue damage, which can include redness, blisters, skin edema and loss of sensation. Bacterial infection is a serious and sometimes fatal complication of severe burns.

Idioms and Phrases with first-degree burn

burn