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HEATSTROKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heatstroke mean?
• HEATSTROKE (noun)
The noun HEATSTROKE has 1 sense:
1. collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
Familiarity information: HEATSTROKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
heat hyperpyrexia; heatstroke
Hypernyms ("heatstroke" is a kind of...):
collapse; prostration (an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heatstroke"):
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)
Context examples
Heat-related illnesses include: • Heatstroke - a life-threatening illness in which body temperature may rise above 106° F in minutes; symptoms include dry skin, rapid, strong pulse and dizziness • Heat exhaustion - an illness that can precede heatstroke; symptoms include heavy sweating, rapid breathing and a fast, weak pulse • Heat cramps - muscle pains or spasms that happen during heavy exercise • Heat rash - skin irritation from excessive sweating
(Heat Illness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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