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Meaning of SIRIASIS

Pronunciation:  si'rIusis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
 
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 Synonyms: insolation, sunstroke, thermic fever
 
 See Also: heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Si*ri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? the Dog
Star, properly, scorching.] (Med.)
(a) A sunstroke.
(b) The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf.
    {Insolation}.
 
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