first-degree burn

su·per·fi·cial burn

a burn involving only the epidermis and causing erythema and edema without vesiculation.

Synonym(s): first-degree burn

first-degree burn

(fûrst′dĭ-grē′)

n.

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

first-degree burn

a burn that affects the epidermis only, causing erythema and, in some cases, mild edema, without vesiculation.

su·per·fi·cial burn

(sū'pĕr-fish'ăl bŭrn)

A burn involving only the epidermis and causing erythema and edema without vesiculation.
Synonym(s): first-degree burn.

su·per·fi·cial burn

(sū'pĕr-fish'ăl bŭrn)

Epidermal burn causing erythema and edema without vesiculation.
Synonym(s): first-degree burn.