heat exhaustion
An illness caused by overheating and excessive sweating, characterised by nausea,…An illness caused by overheating and excessive sweating, characterised by nausea, headache, thirst, weakness, and high body temperature; prognosis is good if cooling and hydration are pursued promptly.
» Tom died of heat exhaustion on the desert floor.
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1 senses(uncountable)An illness caused by overheating and excessive sweating, characterised by nausea, headache, thirst, weakness, and high body temperature; prognosis is good if cooling and hydration are pursued promptly.
a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
Examples
1 sentencesTom died of heat exhaustion on the desert floor.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes:heat prostration
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcooling center
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable