heat exhaustion

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noun

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.

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Also called heat prostration.

Origin of heat exhaustion

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby heat exhaustion

heated, heat engine, heat equation, heater, heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun, heath, heathberry, heath cock, heathen

How to use heat exhaustion in a sentence

Expected conditions in Tokyo were hot enough that organizers moved the Olympic marathon almost 500 miles north to avoid televised scenes of world-class runners collapsing from heat exhaustion.
Climate Disasters Are Making It Hard to Enjoy the Olympics. And I’m Not Sure I Want to, Anyway|Alejandro de la Garza|July 29, 2021|Time
In the event of heat exhaustion or heatstroke, take your dog to the nearest vet immediately.
How to Help Keep Your Dog Cool This Summer|kklein|July 19, 2021|Outside Online
“It’s better to lose a weekend than to lose your life, or be hospitalized for heat exhaustion,” Eric says.
This Week's Heat Wave Is Pushing Businesses and Workers to Their Limit|Alejandro de la Garza|July 2, 2021|Time
As for whether heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke, Schimelpfenig says that’s a matter of some debate in the medical community.
Know the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion. One can kill you quickly.|John Kennedy|June 28, 2021|Popular-Science

Think of heat exhaustion as being physically overwhelmed by rising thermometer readings.
Know the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion. One can kill you quickly.|John Kennedy|June 28, 2021|Popular-Science
The symptoms of fainting, shock, and heat exhaustion are very similar.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army|War Department.
Anyone is liable to sunstroke or heat exhaustion if exposed to excessive heat.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America
Their water would run out and heat exhaustion would get them before they were halfway to anywhere.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
It will weaken you and favor heat exhaustion, sunstroke, frost bite and other serious troubles.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
In hot weather, dizziness is a first warning sign of heat exhaustion, which can lead to heatstroke.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for heat exhaustion

heat exhaustion

noun

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

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