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prickly heat
noun
Pathology.
- a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
prickly heat
noun
- a nontechnical name for miliaria
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prickly heat1
An Americanism dating back to 1730–40
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In the Library of America’s “Didion: The 1960s & ’70s,” readers can feel the prickly heat, smell the approaching catastrophe.
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“I’m seeing a lot of heat cases, prickly heat, a lot of foot cases - athlete’s foot and borderline trench foot - and a lot of exhaustion,” he said.
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The journey consists of a series of adventures in the broiling temperatures, culminating in a stifling encounter that could be the cinematic equivalent of prickly heat.
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It was true that prickly heat was common during the rainy season.
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A victory against their city rivals would go some way towards deflecting some of the prickly heat he’s feeling.
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