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sunstroke |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sunstroke \Sun"stroke`\, n. (Med.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sunstroke n : sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: {insolation}, {thermic fever}, {siriasis}]
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