Definition of heat prostration
chiefly US, medical
:a condition that happens when someone is too active in extremely hot conditions and that causes a person to sweat and feel very weak, dizzy, etc.
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heat prostration
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heat
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: to become warm or hot
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: to start to spoil from heat
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: to make warm or hot
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: a condition of being hot : warmth
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: a marked or notable degree of hotness
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: pathological excessive bodily temperature
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prostration
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: the act of assuming a prostrate position
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: the state of being in a prostrate position : abasement
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: complete physical or mental exhaustion : collapse
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