third-degree burn

noun

, Pathology.

1. burn138

third-degree burn

noun

1. pathol See burn 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of third-degree burn¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

A third-degree burn is a severe burn that destroys the skin and may damage underlying tissue.

From BBC

According to court documents, Powers reportedly slammed the toddler into a bathtub, inflicted a third-degree burn on his arm and caused several broken bones, retinal hemorrhages and brain bleeds.

From Washington Times

Another gilet jaune in the north, who asked not to be named, told AFP it was too, little too late and Macron was “putting plasters on a third-degree burn”.

From The Guardian

In Tracey’s MRI machine, my third-degree burn felt five points more intense than the initial pinpricks, but was it really only two points less than the worst I could imagine?

From The New Yorker

The blue water at the center of Yellowstone National Park’s most famous hot springs could give you a third-degree burn in under a second.

From National Geographic