heat exhaustion

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

heat devil, heat dome, heat engine, heat equation, heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun, heat index, heat island, heat lamp, heat lightning
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Example sentences from the Web for heat exhaustion

  • Although the brutes have the smallest modicum of brains, they are very liable to attacks of illness from heat-exhaustion.

    Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh

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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Medical definitions for heat exhaustion

heat exhaustion

n.

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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