sunstroke /sun·stroke/ (-strōk) a condition caused by excessive exposure to the sun, marked by high skin temperature, convulsions, and coma.
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sun·stroke or sun stroke (s n str k )n. Heatstroke that results from undue exposure to the sun's rays and is marked by prostration and collapse, but not by fever. |
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Etymology: AS, sunne + strac, stroke
a morbid condition caused by overexposure to the sun and characterized by a high temperature and altered level of consciousness. See also heat hyperpyrexia.
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causing damage to the central nervous system by penetration of tissues by actinic rays is thought not to be an important physical pathogen. See also heat1 exhaustion, heat1 stroke.
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Sports medicine 'The outdated term “sunstroke:” should not be used for heat intolerance conditions because these conditions may occur in absence of sun and have been known to occur indoors… with high heat
and excessive humidity'. See Heat intolerance.
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