heat exhaustion
nounDefinition of heat exhaustion
: a condition marked by weakness, nausea, dizziness, and profuse sweating that results from physical exertion in a hot environment
— called also
heat prostration
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Dehydration and heat exhaustion was reported to be a factor in at least some of those hospitalizations. — Kitty Stryker, Teen Vogue, "A Teen Died After Attending Lollapalooza 2018," 7 Aug. 2018 When temperatures are high, even a few hours of exertion may cause severe dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. — Anita Snow, The Seattle Times, "California urges power conservation during heat wave," 23 July 2018 Heat illness is an umbrella term for issues like heat exhaustion and heat stroke, the Cleveland Clinic explains. — Nina Bahadur, SELF, "Why Does Spending Time in the Sun Make You So Tired?," 8 Sep. 2018 On top of the parking issues, the thousands of extra visitors Saturday brought other types of calls, especially heat exhaustion, Weston said. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "‘A screeching halt.’ Forest Fair crowds snarl traffic between Anchorage and Girdwood," 8 July 2018 Dunnichay said the child’s cause of death was acute heat exhaustion/overheating. — Indianapolis Star, "Coroner: Anderson parents thought child who died in hot car was in bed," 6 June 2018 As the body temperature rises beyond the norm of 98.6 degrees, this can bring on muscle pain and spasms known as heat cramps, or lead to what’s called heat exhaustion: cramps accompanied by dizziness, nausea, headaches and more. — Linda Searing, Washington Post, "The Big Number: Extreme heat kills 618 people every year," 9 July 2018 Multiple firefighters suffered heat exhaustion while fighting a three-alarm fire that destroyed a former pub in Hanson Thursday, officials said. — Jackson Cote, BostonGlobe.com, "Former local pub destroyed, firefighters treated for heat exhaustion after Hanson fire," 6 July 2018 Austin Flake was indicted on 21 counts of animal cruelty in connection with a 2014 incident in which 21 dogs died of heat exhaustion at an East Valley kennel. — Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, "Sen. Jeff Flake hopes Republicans in Congress start talking back to Trump after primaries," 27 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heat exhaustion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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