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Noun: heat prostration  heet pró'strey-shun
  1. A condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
    - heat exhaustion

Derived forms: heat prostrations

Type of: heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

Encyclopedia: Heat prostration

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