Heatstroke Definition

hētstrōk
noun
A serious failure of the body's heat-regulation mechanisms resulting from excessive exposure to intense heat and characterized by high fever, dry skin, collapse, and sometimes convulsions or coma.
Webster's New World

(pathology) A severe case of hyperthermia in which body temperature rises above 40.8°C or 105.1 °F.

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Synonyms:
  • heat hyperpyrexia

Other Word Forms of Heatstroke

Noun

Singular:
heatstroke
Plural:
heatstrokes

Heatstroke Sentence Examples

  • Many soldiers suffered heatstroke from wearing their wool uniforms on hot days.

  • Have sunscreen and shade available to avoid burns or heatstroke.

  • Several vents provide a cool airflow to stop you getting too hot and sweaty, and maybe even getting heatstroke in the summer.

  • Last Friday my cat Charlie had to be rushed to the vets where we were told he had heatstroke.

  • What puts the traveler at risk of suffering heatstroke?

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