Medical term:
thermal
thermal
[ther´mal]pertaining to heat.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ther·mal
(ther'măl),Pertaining to heat.
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thermal
adjective Referring to heat.noun Burn.
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ther·mal
, thermic (thĕr'măl, -mik)Pertaining to heat.
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Patient discussion about thermal
Q. What are the visual distinctions between thermal burns and frostbite? Is it possible to definitively distinguish the two from each other in all cases, or do they present identically in many cases? In other words, are frostbite injuries-for all intents and purposes, actual burns and if they are not, in what ways do they differ?
A. Early frostbite and minor burns may resemble one another visually (by whitened, blanched looking skin, and blister formation). However, last stage frostbite and thermal (heat) burns are very different.
In late stage frostbite, the ice crystals in the cells melt and the ruptured cells pour out their contents, then blisters may form. Since the affected area has basically lost circulation, gangrene sets in rather quickly and the tissue turns black and dry.
Deep (full thickness) heat related burns are surrounded by areas of erythema (reddened skin) and skin with less degrees of burning. Also, eschar is obviously charred skin tissue forming a scab like structure, and looks nothing like gangrene. The wound bed in a burn leaks plasma constantly. Blistering is pretty immediate with heat related burns of a sufficient degree.
More discussions about thermalIn late stage frostbite, the ice crystals in the cells melt and the ruptured cells pour out their contents, then blisters may form. Since the affected area has basically lost circulation, gangrene sets in rather quickly and the tissue turns black and dry.
Deep (full thickness) heat related burns are surrounded by areas of erythema (reddened skin) and skin with less degrees of burning. Also, eschar is obviously charred skin tissue forming a scab like structure, and looks nothing like gangrene. The wound bed in a burn leaks plasma constantly. Blistering is pretty immediate with heat related burns of a sufficient degree.
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thermalgesia
[therm″al-je´ze-ah]painful sensation produced by heat.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ther·mal·ge·si·a
(ther'măl-jē'zē-ă),High sensibility to heat; pain caused by a slight degree of heat.
Synonym(s): thermoalgesia
[therm- + G. algēsis, sense of pain]
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thermalgesia
(1) Pain evoked by a change in external temperature.(2) Causalgia, see there.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ther·mal·ge·si·a
(thĕr'măl-jē'zē-ă)High sensibility to heat; pain caused by a slight degree of heat.
[therm- + G. algēsis, sense of pain]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
ther·mal·ge·si·a
(thĕr'măl-jē'zē-ă)High sensibility to heat; pain caused by slight degree of heat.
[therm- + G. algēsis, sense of pain]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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