sunburnnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsʌn.bɜːn/us/ˈsʌn.bɝːn/a condition in which your skin is sore and red because you have spent too long in the strong heat of the sun
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Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- heat rash
- hive
- jaundice
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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Examples from literature
- If you spend too long in strong sunlight, you can get a sunburn.