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Noun: heatstroke  'heet,strowk
  1. Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
    "The marathon runner was hospitalized for heatstroke after collapsing near the finish line";
    - heat hyperpyrexia

Derived forms: heatstrokes

Type of: collapse, prostration

Encyclopedia: Heatstroke