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prostration

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prostration /pros·tra·tion/ (pros-tra´shun) extreme exhaustion or lack of energy or power.
heat prostration  see under exhaustion.

pros·tra·tion (pr-strshn)
n.
Total exhaustion or weakness; collapse.

prostration
[prostrā′shən]
Etymology: L, prosternere, to throw down
1 a condition of extreme exhaustion and inability to exert oneself further, as in heat prostration or nervous prostration.
2 lying face down in front of something or someone to show reverence. prostrate, adj.

prostration [pros-tra´shun]
extreme exhaustion or lack of energy or power.
heat prostration heat exhaustion.

prostration
extreme exhaustion, or lack of energy or power.

heat prostration
a condition caused by exposure to excessive heat. See also heat1 exhaustion.


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