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burn verb blaze, blister, brand, burn to a cinder, burst into flame, catch fire, cauterize, char, conflagrate, consume, cremate, deflagrate, enkindle, fire, flame up, flare, gut, ignite, incandesce, incendiarize, incinerate, inflame, kindle, light up, melt, overheat, parch, relume, scald, scorch, scorify, sear, seethe, singe, sizzle, smelt, smolder, strike a light, vesicate Associated concepts: arson, revocation of wills See also: consume, deflagrate, destroy, efface, expend How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The aggressive production of granulation tissue and the acceleration of collagen production might mean that autologous platelet gel will have a future role in the treatment of burns because the highly vascularized bed it helps create should promote the success of skin grafting in patients with deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burns. Therefore, the American Burn Association considers a severely burned patient as anyone who has partial- or full-thickness burns over 20 percent or more of his or her body, which includes the face. [5-7]In the acute phase of care for the patient with burns, there is great risk of contracture development, especially when a full-thickness burn involves an extremity circumferentially. |
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