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DEPTH BURN [4 records]

Record 1 2019-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

... the laser damage reached at least about 150 μm further than the immediate burn depth, thereby heat damaging tissue structures beyond the visible burn crater.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Masers et lasers

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

The immediately evident effect of fire on the ecosystem in terms of biophysical alterations(e. g. crown scorch, mineral soil exposure, depth of burn, fuel consumption).

Key term(s)
  • fire impacts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Incidence immédiate et évidente d'un feu sur un écosystème au plan des modifications biophysiques (roussissement des cimes, exposition du sol minéral, profondeur de brûlage, degré de brûlage des combustibles).

Key term(s)
  • impacts du feu

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

The reduction in forest floor thickness due to consumption by the fire process; most commonly used in connection with prescribed burning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Incendies de végétation

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

A burn that, because of size, depth, and location, can be treated without hospitalization, generally a superficial burn of less than five percent of the body surface area and involving only non-kinetic locations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
CONT

Les brûlures superficielles ne provoquant qu'une rougeur (...) ne nécessitent que l'application de corps gras (huile, liniment oléocalcaire) ou de pommades adoucissantes au cold-cream.

Spanish

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