prickly heat
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nounDefinition of PRICKLY HEAT
: a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples with intense itching and tingling caused by inflammation around the sweat ducts
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1736
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prick·ly heat
noun \ˈprik-lē-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PRICKLY HEAT
: a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples with intense itching and tingling caused by inflammation around the sweat ducts—called also heat rash; see miliaria
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