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 Definitions of heatstroke  [ˈhitˌstroʊk]  

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Definition of 'heatstroke' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) heatstroke
a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in headache, fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma.

Etymology:  (1870–75)

Definition of 'heatstroke' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) heatstroke, heat hyperpyrexia
collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat

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