What is "thermic fever"

Thermic \Ther"mic\, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines.

Thermic balance. See Bolometer.

Thermic fever (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See Sunstroke.

Thermic weight. (Mech.) Same as Heat weight, under Heat.

n. sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: sunstroke, insolation, siriasis]