third-degree burn
noun
: a severe burn characterized by destruction of the skin through its deeper layers and possibly into underlying tissues, loss of fluid, and sometimes shock
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Trying to help his grandmother, David’s teenage son also sustained third-degree burns.
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Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
People got third-degree burns from sustained contact with pavement.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
Heintz was rushed by UCAN to University of Chicago for treatment of second- and third-degree burns on his body, and the case was turned over to the Indiana State Fire Marshal, who found that gas pipes had been cut, records said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
David Villela, center, spent weeks at the UMC Lions Burn Care Center after suffering a third-degree burn on his left foot.
—Sarah Toy, WSJ, 26 July 2023
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Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
People got third-degree burns from sustained contact with pavement.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
Heintz was rushed by UCAN to University of Chicago for treatment of second- and third-degree burns on his body, and the case was turned over to the Indiana State Fire Marshal, who found that gas pipes had been cut, records said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
David Villela, center, spent weeks at the UMC Lions Burn Care Center after suffering a third-degree burn on his left foot.
—Sarah Toy, WSJ, 26 July 2023
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third-degree burn
noun
third-de·gree burn
ˈthərd-di-ˌgrē-ˈ 
: a severe burn characterized by destruction of the skin through the depth of the dermis and possibly into underlying tissues, loss of fluid, and sometimes shock
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