sunstroke
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noun Pathology.
a sudden and sometimes fatal affection due to exposure to the sun's rays or to excessive heat, marked by prostration with or without fever, convulsion, and coma.
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| heatstroke caused by prolonged exposure to intensely hot sunlight | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sunstroke
1851, from Fr. coup de soleil.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
sunstroke or sun stroke
n.
Heatstroke that results from undue exposure to the sun's rays and is marked by prostration and collapse, but not by fever.
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Example sentences
Roasted green fruits are dissolved in sugar water and taken internally to prevent sunstroke.
Sunstroke and sunburn are common without the proper precautions.
Here they come, stumbling up the steps, dizzy from rum and sunstroke.
The sea is located in an area where the high summer temperatures require protection against sunburn and sunstroke.
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