heat exhaustion
noun
a condition characterized by faintness, rapid pulse, nausea, profuse sweating, cool skin, and collapse, caused by prolonged exposure to heat accompanied by loss of adequate fluid and salt from the body.
Also called
heat prostration.
Origin of heat exhaustion
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby heat exhaustion
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Example sentences from the Web for heat exhaustion
Although the brutes have the smallest modicum of brains, they are very liable to attacks of illness from heat-exhaustion.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898 |Bennet Burleigh
British Dictionary definitions for heat exhaustion
heat exhaustion
noun
a condition resulting from exposure to intense heat, characterized by dizziness, abdominal cramp, and prostration
Also called: heat prostration Compare heatstroke
Medical definitions for heat exhaustion
heat exhaustion
n.
A condition caused by exposure to heat, marked by prostration, weakness, and collapse, resulting from unrecognized or unavoidable dehydration.
heat prostration