Associations to the word «Heatstroke»

Wiktionary

HEATSTROKE, noun. (pathology) A severe case of hyperthermia in which body temperature rises above 40.8°C or 105.1 °F.

Dictionary definition

HEATSTROKE, noun. Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat.

Wise words

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