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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Classic signs of heat exposure include heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heatstroke, which is potentially fatal; and these are all related to the body overheating.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Moderate heat illness can include heat rash, swelling — typically in the legs — and heat cramps and brief fainting, Falat said.
—Katharine Wilson, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
That means prolonged exposure to heat or excessive physical activity in the temperatures could cause heat stroke, heat cramps or heat exhaustion.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The agency warned that overexposure to major heat can cause heat cramps and heat exhaustion to develop.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Moderate heat illness can include heat rash, swelling — typically in the legs — and heat cramps and brief fainting, Falat said.
—Katharine Wilson, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
That means prolonged exposure to heat or excessive physical activity in the temperatures could cause heat stroke, heat cramps or heat exhaustion.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The agency warned that overexposure to major heat can cause heat cramps and heat exhaustion to develop.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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“Heat cramps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20cramps. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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