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PRICKLY HEAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
Synonyms:
heat rash; miliaria; prickly heat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("prickly heat" is a kind of...):
efflorescence; rash; roseola; skin rash (any red eruption of the skin)