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 Definitions of heat exhaustion  [ˈhi tər]  

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Definition of 'heat exhaustion' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) heat exhaustion
a condition brought on by intense or prolonged exposure to heat, characterized by profuse sweating with loss of fluids and salts, pale and damp skin, rapid pulse, nausea, and dizziness, progressing to collapse.

Etymology:  (1935–40)

Definition of 'heat exhaustion' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) heat exhaustion, heat prostration
a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes


Definition of 'heat exhaustion' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  heat exhaustion
A clinical syndrome caused by heat stress, such as over-exertion in a hot environment or excessive exposure to sun. It is characterized by SWEATING, water (volume) depletion, salt depletion, cool clammy skin, NAUSEA, and HEADACHE.



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