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heatstroke
[ heet-strohk ]
noun
- a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma.
heatstroke
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noun
- a condition resulting from prolonged exposure to intense heat, characterized by high fever and in severe cases convulsions and coma See sunstroke
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Origin of heatstroke1
Example Sentences
After the fight, Foreman said he had a "near-death experience" in the dressing as he struggled with exhaustion and heatstroke.
In his dressing room after the fight, suffering from exhaustion and heatstroke, Foreman collapsed and thought he had died.
In cities, medical personnel ran low on cooling supplies, so they resorted to filling body bags meant for cadavers with ice, then zipping unconscious victims of heatstroke inside.
"Previous research has shown depression, anxiety, obesity and heatstroke are more prevalent in urban areas that lack access to shady tree canopy and green open spaces," said Croeser, from RMIT's Centre for Urban Research.
The 3-year-old girl, whose mother was in the car with her, died Friday in what authorities believe to be complications from a heatstroke.
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