Definition of Heat rash

1. Noun. Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity.

Exact synonyms: Miliaria, Prickly Heat
Generic synonyms: Efflorescence, Rash, Roseola, Skin Rash

Medical Definition of Heat rash

1. An eruption of papules and vesicles at the orifices of sweat glands, accompanied by redness and inflammatory reaction of the skin. Synonym: heat rash, lichen infantum, lichen strophulosus, prickly heat, strophulus, summer rash, tropical lichen, lichen tropicus, wildfire rash. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heat Rash

heat of fusion
heat of fusion
heat of hydration
heat of solidification
heat of solution
heat of solution
heat of sublimation
heat of transformation
heat of vaporisation
heat of vaporization
heat of vaporization
heat prostration
heat prostration
heat pump
heat rash (current term)
heat rash (current term)
heat rate
heat ray
heat rigor
heat shield
heat sink
heat stress disorder
heat transfer efficiency
heat treatment
heat unit
heat up
heat urticaria
heat wave
heaume
heaumes

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