SUNSTROKE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'sun`strowk
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

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	Synonyms:	insolation, siriasis, thermic fever

	See Also:	heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Sun"stroke`\, n. (Med.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil.