Heat stroke

stroke (strōk)

1. a sudden and severe attack.

2. stroke syndrome.

3. a pulsation.

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completed stroke  stroke syndrome reflecting the infarction of the vascular territory that is put at risk by a stenosis or occlusion of a feeding vessel.

embolic stroke  stroke syndrome due to cerebral embolism.

stroke in evolution  a preliminary, unstable stage in stroke syndrome in which the blockage is present but the syndrome has not progressed to the stage of completed stroke.

heat stroke  a condition due to excessive exposure to heat, with dry skin, vertigo, headache, thirst, nausea, and muscular cramps; the body temperature may be dangerously elevated.

thrombotic stroke  stroke syndrome due to cerebral thrombosis, most often superimposed on a plaque of atherosclerosis.

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heat stroke

n.

A severe condition caused by impairment of the body's temperature-regulating abilities, resulting from prolonged exposure to excessive heat and characterized by cessation of sweating, severe headache, high fever, hot dry skin, and, in serious cases, collapse and coma.

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Heat stroke

A serious condition that results from exposure to extreme heat. The body loses its ability to cool itself. Severe headache, high fever, and hot, dry skin may result. In severe cases, a person with heat stroke may collapse or go into a coma.

Mentioned in: Antiarrhythmic Drugs, Antiparkinson Drugs, Antispasmodic Drugs

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heat stroke

Public health A condition characterized by rapidly rising internal body temperature that overwhelms the physiologic mechanisms releasing heat, resulting in death if not appropriately managed