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Wallace rule of nines

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A tool used in prehospital and emergency medicine to estimate the total body surface area affected by a burn, assigning percentages (mostly 9%) to various major body parts.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Wallace tree Wallace-Woodworth Wallace's giant bee Wallace's Line Wallacea Wallacedale

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