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collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
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Hyperthermia, also known as heat stroke or sunstroke is an acute condition resulting from excessive exposure to heat. The homeothermal regulatory mechanisms become overwhelmed and unable to effectively deal with the heat, and body temperature climbs uncontrollably. This is a serious medical emergency that requires immediate hospitalization. Body temperatures above 40°C (104°F) are considered life-threatening. ...
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A condition caused by exposure to excessive heat, natural or artificial, and marked by dry skin, vertigo, headache, thirst, nausea, and muscular cramps; body temperature may be dangerously elevated, contrasting with heat exhaustion in which the body temperature may be subnormal. [Dorland]
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An illness that occurs when a person's reaction to the sun or heat is so extreme that the body can no longer sweat. A high fever, coma, and even death can result.
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a condition resulting from excessive exposure to intense heat, characterized by high fever, collapse, and sometimes convulsions or coma.
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