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siriasis


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Siriasis  \Si*ri"a*sis\,  n.  [L.,  fr  Gr  ???,  fr  ???  the  Dog 
  Star,  properly,  scorching.]  (Med.) 
  a  A  sunstroke. 
  b  The  act  of  exposing  to  a  sun  bath.  [Obs.]  Cf 
  {Insolation}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  siriasis 
  n  :  sudden  prostration  due  to  exposure  to  the  sun  or  excessive 
  heat  [syn:  {sunstroke},  {insolation},  {thermic  fever}] 




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