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Noun: heat prostration
  1. A condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
    "The marathon runner collapsed from heat prostration in the scorching sun";
    - heat exhaustion

Derived forms: heat prostrations

Type of: heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

Encyclopedia: Heat prostration