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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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