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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 |
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