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Webster 1913 Edition


Sunstroke

Sun′strokeˊ

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Noun.
(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.

Definition 2024


sunstroke

sunstroke

English

Noun

sunstroke (plural sunstrokes)

  1. (pathology) Heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays.

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