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单词 prickly heat
释义

prickly heat


noun Pathology.

a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
Also called heat rash.

Origin of prickly heat

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

Words nearby prickly heat

prickleback, prickle cell, prickle cell layer, prickly, prickly ash, prickly heat, prickly pear, prickly poppy, prick-post, prick song, prickspur
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Example sentences from the Web for prickly heat

  • On Lucknow station platform he watched young De Castro, all covered with prickly-heat, get into a second-class compartment.

    Kim|Rudyard Kipling
  • Regard 'em as inevitable, Mr. Mayor, like Indian prickly-heat, or fever here.

    The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

British Dictionary definitions for prickly heat

prickly heat

noun

a nontechnical name for miliaria
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for prickly heat

prickly heat
[ prĭklē ]

n.

heat rash
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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