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Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
Answer for the clue "Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat ", 8 letters:
siriasis
Word definitions for siriasis in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine obsolete English) sunstroke
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: sunstroke , insolation , thermic fever ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Siriasis \Si*ri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? the Dog Star, properly, scorching.] (Med.) A sunstroke. The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf. Insolation .
Usage examples of siriasis.
I will draw off sixteen or twenty ounces directly: you will feel more comfortable, and there will be a little less danger of siriasis or apoplexy,' he said, putting down the box he was carrying and drawing a lancet from his pocket.