heat rash

noun

prickly heat.

Origin of heat rash

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby heat rash

heat of solution, heat of sublimation, heat of vaporization, heat prostration, heat pump, heat rash, heat reservoir, heat shield, heat sink, heat stroke, heat up

Example sentences from the Web for heat rash

  • Muriel has been bitten all over by mosquitoes, and Mabelle has also suffered from heat-rash.

    A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' |Annie Allnut Brassey

British Dictionary definitions for heat rash

heat rash

noun

a nontechnical name for miliaria

Medical definitions for heat rash

heat rash

n.

An inflammatory skin condition caused by obstruction of the ducts of the sweat glands, resulting from exposure to high heat and humidity and characterized by the eruption of small, red papules accompanied by an itching or prickling sensation. miliaria miliaria rubra prickly heat strophulus tropical lichen