SUNSTROKE

sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever, siriasis

(noun) sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sunstroke (plural sunstrokes)

(pathology) Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays.

Source: Wiktionary


Sun"stroke`, n. (Med.)

Definition: Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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