Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sunstroke"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sunstroke \Sun"stroke`\, n. (Med.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sunstroke
n : sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive
heat [syn: {insolation}, {thermic fever}, {siriasis}]
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