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heatstroke

DEFINITIONS OF: heatstroke

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n collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat

Synonyms:
heat hyperpyrexia
Types:
heat exhaustion, heat prostration
a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
insolation, siriasis, sunstroke, thermic fever
sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
Type of:
collapse, prostration
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
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