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Noun: prickly heat  prik-lee heet
  1. Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
    "The toddler developed prickly heat during the hot summer days";
    - heat rash, miliaria

Derived forms: prickly heats

Type of: efflorescence, rash, roseola, skin rash

Encyclopedia: Prickly heat