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heatstroke

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heat=stroke

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun heatstroke has 1 sense

heatstroke(n = noun.state) heat hyperpyrexia - collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat; Array

is a kind of collapse, prostration

has particulars: heat exhaustion, heat prostration, insolation, siriasis, sunstroke, thermic fever

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CIDE DICTIONARY

heatstroke, n.

A physiological disturbance caused by exposure to excessive heat, resulting in rapid pulse, hot dry skin, and fever, leading to loss of consciousness. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

heatstroke, n. a feverish condition caused by excessive exposure to high temperature.

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