heat prostration

n. See heat exhaustion.

heat prostration

n (Pathology) another name for heat exhaustion

heat′ exhaus`tion

n. a condition brought on by intense or prolonged exposure to heat, characterized by profuse sweating with loss of fluids and salts, pale and damp skin, rapid pulse, nausea, and dizziness, progressing to collapse. Compare heatstroke. [1935–40]

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Noun

heat prostration - a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytesheat exhaustionheat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke - collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat

heat prostration

heat prostration:

see heat exhaustionheat exhaustion,
condition caused by overexposure to sunlight or another heat source and resulting in dehydration and salt depletion, also known as heat prostration. The symptoms are severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes unconsciousness.
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profound disturbance of the heat-regulating mechanism of the body, also known as sunstroke. It is characterized by extremely high body temperatures and sometimes by convulsions and coma.
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heat prostration

prostration

[pros-tra´shun] extreme exhaustion or lack of energy or power.heat prostration heat exhaustion.

heat ex·haus·tion

a form of reaction to heat, marked by prostration, weakness, and collapse, resulting from severe dehydration.

heat prostration

n. See heat exhaustion.

heat prostration

Related to heat prostration: heat exhaustion, heat stroke, sunstroke, heat cramps

noun

Synonyms for heat prostration

noun a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes

Synonyms

heat exhaustion

Related Words

heat hyperpyrexia
heatstroke

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