first-degree
Adjective. (context, of a burn) Limited to redness of skin, such as sunburns, which is less damaging than second-degree, third-degree and fourth-degree burns.This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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