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heatstroke
noun
heat·stroke
ˈhēt-ˌstrōk
: a life-threatening condition marked especially by cessation of sweating, extremely high body temperature, and collapse that results from prolonged exposure to high temperature compare heat exhaustion, sunstroke
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Starting this year, the Phoenix Fire Department is employing a new tactic — immersing heatstroke victims in ice on the way to the hospital, according to The Associated Press.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
The organization has recorded 969 pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths since 1998.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
Fast, strong pulse When suffering from a heatstroke, always call 911.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Fatalities are typically accompanied by one of three complications — heatstroke, heart attack or kidney failure, ailments that get recorded as the cause on death certificates.
—Gavin Butler Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning defined above
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“Heatstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heatstroke. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
heatstroke
noun
heat·stroke
ˈhēt-ˌstrōk
: a condition marked especially by the stopping of sweating, a high body temperature, and exhaustion that results from exposure to high temperature for a long time compare sunstroke
Medical Definition
heatstroke
noun
heat·stroke
ˈhēt-ˌstrōk
: a life-threatening condition characterized by cessation of sweating with inadequate elimination of body heat, extremely high temperature, rapid pulse, hot dry skin, flaccid muscles, delirium, collapse, and coma and resulting from prolonged exposure to high environmental temperature which causes a dysfunction of the temperature-regulating mechanism of the body see sunstroke compare heat exhaustion
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