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Heat Exhaustion

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Noun

1. heat exhaustion, heat prostration

a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Heat Exhaustion

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noun
a condition resulting from exposure to intense heat, characterized by dizziness, abdominal cramp, and prostration
. Also called: heat prostration Compare heatstroke

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Heat Exhaustion

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a condition caused by excessive loss of salt and water, usually resulting from overexertion in a hot environment, and characterized by peripheral vascular collapse, dizziness, nausea, low body temperature, clammy skin, etc.
see also heatstroke

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Heat Exhaustion

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n.
A condition caused by exposure to heat, resulting in the depletion of body fluids and causing weakness, dizziness, nausea, and often collapse. The condition can be alleviated by rest and the administration of fluids and electrolytes to compensate for those lost through excessive sweating. Also called heat prostration.

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