HEAT STROKE
\hˈiːt stɹˈə͡ʊk], \hˈiːt stɹˈəʊk], \h_ˈiː_t s_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_k]\
Definitions of HEAT STROKE
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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Overexposure to heat or overexertion most common in old age or infancy but especially in the elderly, accompanied by convulsions, delusions, or coma. It is treated by cooling the body and replacing fluids and salts. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992, p282)
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