heat prostration
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of heat prostration
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Motorcycle jackets offer good protection against clubs and Mace, but may cause heat prostration in hot weather.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Minneapolis, about a hundred marchers and spectators at a summer parade were treated for heat prostration.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only five years ago, considering the season, most physicians might have made a spot diagnosis of heat prostration.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were those who blamed the former heavyweight champion's immediate change of plans --he gave up boxing--on hallucinations brought on by heat prostration.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was familiar with heat prostration, and saw that her condition was not serious, but he knew he must carry her, for to lay her in the blazing sun would be fatal.
From Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935 by Edward Mandell House
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