heat exhaustion








noun

  1. 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.

noun

  1. a condition resulting from exposure to intense heat, characterized by dizziness, abdominal cramp, and prostrationAlso called: heat prostration Compare heatstroke

n.

  1. A condition caused by exposure to heat, marked by prostration, weakness, and collapse, resulting from unrecognized or unavoidable dehydration.heat prostration
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