HEATSTROKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heatstroke mean? 

• HEATSTROKE (noun)
  The noun HEATSTROKE has 1 sense:

1. collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat

  Familiarity information: HEATSTROKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEATSTROKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

heat hyperpyrexia; heatstroke

Hypernyms ("heatstroke" is a kind of...):

collapse; prostration (an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heatstroke"):

heat exhaustion; heat prostration (a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes)

insolation; siriasis; sunstroke; thermic fever (sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat)

 Context examples 

Heat-related illnesses include: • Heatstroke - a life-threatening illness in which body temperature may rise above 106° F in minutes; symptoms include dry skin, rapid, strong pulse and dizziness • Heat exhaustion - an illness that can precede heatstroke; symptoms include heavy sweating, rapid breathing and a fast, weak pulse • Heat cramps - muscle pains or spasms that happen during heavy exercise • Heat rash - skin irritation from excessive sweating

(Heat Illness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)