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.

heat exhaustion

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of heat exhaustion¹

First recorded in 1935–40