burn

burn definition - medical

burn (bûrn)

verb
  1. To undergo or cause to undergo combustion.
  2. To consume or use as fuel or energy.
  3. To damage or injure by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.
  4. To irritate or inflame, as by chafing or sunburn.
  5. To become sunburned or windburned.
  6. To metabolize a substance, such as glucose, in the body.
  7. To impart a sensation of intense heat to.
  8. To feel or look hot.
noun
  1. An injury produced by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.
  2. A burned place or area.
  3. The process or result of burning.
  4. A stinging sensation.
  5. A sunburn or windburn.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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