heat cramps
plural noun
: a condition that is marked by sudden development of cramps in skeletal muscles and that results from prolonged work or exercise in high temperatures accompanied by profuse perspiration with loss of sodium chloride from the body
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The agency warned that overexposure to major heat can cause heat cramps and heat exhaustion to develop.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead to heat stroke.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Work outdoors during heat season can lead to heat illness such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and death.
—Georgia Christakis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
When high temperatures and humidity combine to produce heat indexes above 105, illnesses like heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke become a salient threat.
—Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead to heat stroke.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Work outdoors during heat season can lead to heat illness such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and death.
—Georgia Christakis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
When high temperatures and humidity combine to produce heat indexes above 105, illnesses like heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke become a salient threat.
—Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024
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“Heat cramps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20cramps. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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