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Sunburn

Medical Definition: An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.
Guide Notes: /prev: consider also SUNSCREENING AGENTS

Sunburn Medical Definitions and Terms

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