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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat;
[syn: sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever, siriasis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sunstroke n 1: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever, siriasis]