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sunburn
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sun·burn
/ ˈsənˌbərn/
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n.
reddening, inflammation, and, in severe cases, blistering and peeling of the skin caused by overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
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v.
(past and past part. -burned
or -burnt
) (be sunburned)
(of a person or bodily part) suffer from sunburn:
most of us managed to get sunburnt.
∎ [usu. as adj.] (sunburned or sunburnt)
ruddy from exposure to the sun:
a handsome sunburned face.
∎ [intr.]
suffer from sunburn:
a complexion that sunburned easily.
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Sunburn prevalence among adults--United States, 1999, 2003, and 2004.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...next question is about sunburns, including any time...hours. Have you had a sunburn within the past 12 months...had low prevalence of sunburn (5.8% among men...adults who reported sunburn during the preceding...reported four or more sunburns (all survey years combined...
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Sunburn Prevalence Among Adults - United States, 1999, 2003, and 2004
Magazine article from: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...next question is about sunburns, including any time...hours. Have you had a sunburn within the past 1 2...had low prevalence of sunburn (5.8% among men...adults who reported sunburn during the preceding...reported four or more sunburns (all survey years combined...
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STUDY REVEALS AGE, SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS - STRONGEST DETERMINANTS OF SUNBURN IN U.S. POPULATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/18/2006; 700+ words
; ...Based on our finding of 39% sunburn prevalence in the general population...that the groups most at-risk for sunburns receive education about the serious risks of sunburn," says Gelfand. "Sunburns also exact a financial toll on society...
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Many young Americans get annual sunburns.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA; 8/11/2002; 700+ words
; ...had at least one sunburn over the past 12...reported three or more sunburns during that time...the lowest rates of sunburn, with about 5% reporting a sunburn during the past year...relationship between age and sunburns. While 7% of adults...
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Many young Americans get annual sunburns.
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly; 8/6/2002; 700+ words
; ...had at least one sunburn over the past 12...reported three or more sunburns during that time...the lowest rates of sunburn, with about 5% reporting a sunburn during the past year...relationship between age and sunburns. While 7% of adults...
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Sunburn at Any Age Greatly Boosts Melanoma Risk.
Magazine article from: Pediatric News; 7/1/2001; ; 627 words
; ...cause melanoma than sunburn at an older age...which analyzed sunburns incurred in two time...with more than five sunburns and three times the risk with 15 or more sunburns over a lifetime. Individuals who sunburn a lot in childhood...
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Protection from Sunburn with [beta]-Carotene-A Meta-analysis[dagger]
Magazine article from: Photochemistry and Photobiology; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...studies on dietary protection against sunburn by beta-carotene. A review of literature...946;-carotene in protection against sunburn. Data were abstracted from these studies...carotene supplementation protects against sunburn and (2) the study duration had a significant...
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American Academy of Dermatology: Study Finds Texas Beachgoers Not the Only Ones Getting Burned by Too Much Sun; Missed Work Due to Sunburns Costs Area Employers as Well.
PR Newswire; 10/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...finds that for those who end up with a bad sunburn at the end of the day, the cost of going...study, "The Economic Impact of Acute Sunburn," published in the August 2003 issue...of the days of work lost as a result of sunburn in Galveston, Texas, during the summer...
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sunburn.(Leisure)
Newspaper article from: Post (South Africa); 1/2/2008; 578 words
; ...skin. This will reduce the sunburn and heal the skin. 2 Dip few...bath. This will act as a good sunburn reliever in the summer days. For slightly more aggravated sunburns, you can have a tub bath in...minutes in the water. 2 If the sunburn has affected your cheeks and...
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Sunburn and Lyme disease: two preventable injuries.
Magazine article from: Camping Magazine; 7/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...sunburned blotches. "Sunburn is a preventable...as accountable for sunburns as other injuries. Why is sunburn a big deal? Sunburn...effect of a severe sunburn, namely skin cancer...takes only two severe sunburns for a child's chances...
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Sunburn
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...skinned people can get sunburn and skin cancer. Infants...most susceptible to sunburn and should be kept out...total number of lifetime sunburns occur in childhood and...severe (blistering) sunburns in youth or adolescence...reaction resembling sunburn in the absence of sun...
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sunburn
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...be sunburned ) (of a person or bodily part) suffer from sunburn: most of us managed to get sunburnt. ∎ ...sunburned face. ∎ [ intr. ] suffer from sunburn: a complexion that sunburned easily.
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Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
...see a doctor about them. Sunburns These things can help ease the discomfort of sunburns: cool baths or cool compresses...These things can make sunburns worse: petroleum jelly...containing benzocaine. Severe sunburn should be treated by a doctor...
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Evening primrose oil
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
...symptoms associated with PMS, eczema, sunburn, fibrocystic breast disease, arthritis...fibrocystic disease is 3 g per day. For sunburn, patients may take up to 8 capsules daily...used as a topical preparation to treat sunburn and eczema. One recipe for a homemade...
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sun and the body
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...unprotected skin results in erythema (sunburn). With one Minimum Erythemal Dose...With 5–10 MED an excruciating sunburn results after 4–14 hours...increase the skin's susceptibility to sunburn. The body has ways to protect itself...
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