Definitions for sunstroke
ˈsʌnˌstroʊksun·stroke

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever, siriasisnoun

   sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

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1. sunstrokenoun

   Heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays.

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1. sunstroke

   Heat stroke or heatstroke, also known as sun stroke, is a severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F), along with red skin, headache, dizziness, and confusion. Sweating is generally present in exertional heatstroke, but not in classic heatstroke. The start of heat stroke can be sudden or gradual. Heatstroke is a life-threatening condition due to the potential for multi-organ dysfunction, with typical complications including seizures, rhabdomyolysis, or kidney failure.Heat stroke occurs because of high external temperatures and/or physical exertion. It usually occurs under preventable prolonged exposure to extreme environmental or exertional heat. However, certain health conditions can increase the risk of heat stroke, and patients, especially children, with certain genetic predispositions are vulnerable to heatstroke under relatively mild conditions.Preventive measures include drinking sufficient fluids and avoiding excessive heat. Treatment is by rapid physical cooling of the body and supportive care. Recommended methods include spraying the person with water and using a fan, putting the person in ice water, or giving cold intravenous fluids. Adding ice packs around a person is reasonable but does not by itself achieve the fastest possible cooling.Heat stroke results in more than 600 deaths a year in the United States. Rates have increased between 1995 and 2015. Purely exercise-induced heat stroke, though a medical emergency, tends to be self-limiting (the patient stops exercising from cramp or exhaustion) and fewer than 5% of cases are fatal. Non-exertional heatstroke is a much greater danger: even the healthiest person, if left in a heatstroke-inducing environment without medical attention, will continue to deteriorate to the point of death, and 65% of the most severe cases are fatal even with treatment.

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1. Sunstrokenoun

   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

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1. Sunstroke

   Heat stroke caused by exposure to the sun. It is characterized by dangerously high BODY TEMPERATURE; red, hot skin; DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sunstroke in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sunstroke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sunstroke in a Sentence

1. Mallayia Baddula:

   He had gone to get some medicine for me, i am informed that he died of sunstroke.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sunstroke
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sunstroke
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstroke
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunstroke