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SUNSTROKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
Synonyms:
insolation; siriasis; sunstroke; thermic fever
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("sunstroke" is a kind of...):
heat hyperpyrexia; heatstroke (collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat)