acid burn
Caustic skin damage
Acid burn refers to tissue damage caused by contact with a corrosive acid.
The injury can range from superficial skin irritation to deep destruction of flesh, depending on the acid's strength and exposure time: The chemical spill left acid burns on his hands.
Acid burns require immediate flushing with water.
Figuratively, acid burn can describe any harsh, corrosive effect: the acid burn of betrayal.
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
- skinBody's outer layer
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- blisterFluid-filled skin swelling
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- burnssunburn, scald, scalds
- disfigurementsscars, scar, scarring, deformities, deformity
- tissue damagenecrosis, laceration, lesion, wound, bruising
- Eye Injuriesscratched cornea, black eye, foreign body, retinal detachment, detached retina
- sharp painsstab, stabbing, stabbing pain, jab, prick
- adverse eventsside effect, allergic reaction, drug reaction, complication, complications
acid burnthermal burn
Heat-caused tissue injury
fire burn · scald · frostbite · cold burn · electrical burn
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