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Definition of Heatstroke

1. Noun. Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat.

Definition of Heatstroke

1. Noun. (pathology) A severe case of hyperthermia in which body temperature rises above 40.8°C or 105.1 °F. ¹

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Definition of Heatstroke

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Medical Definition of Heatstroke

1. A severe and often fatal illness produced by exposure to excessively high temperatures, especially when accompanied by marked exertion. It can manifest by elevated body temperature, lack of sweating, hot dry skin, and neurologic symptoms; unconsciousness, paralysis, headache, vertigo, confusion. In severe cases very high fever, vascular collapse, and coma develop. Synonym: heat apoplexy, heat hyperpyrexia, malignant hyperpyrexia, thermic fever. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Heatstroke

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1. Essentials of the principles and practice of medicine by Henry Hartshorne (1881)
"Two forms of heatstroke undoubtedly occur. In one the direct rays of the sun upon the ... In heatstroke of the second variety (more common than the first), ..."

2. Accidents and emergencies by Charles Winslow Dulles (1905)
"A lotion of lime-water, with two drops of liquid carbolic acid to the fluid ounce, is a very soothing application. , Sunstroke, or more properly heatstroke, ..."

3. The Book of Health by Malcolm Alexander Morris (1883)
"... heatstroke, or Insolation—Effects of the Climate on European Women—Age at which Children should be sent to Europe—Poisonous Snakes, Scorpions, ..."

4. Venesection by Walton Forest Dutton (1916)
"SUNSTROKE; heatstroke. A depression of the vital powers the result of exposure to excessive heat, to the direct rays of the sun, to artificial ..."

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