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Noun: siriasis  si'rI-u-sis
  1. Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
    "He suffered from siriasis after spending hours in the scorching sun without protection";
    - sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever

Type of: heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

Encyclopedia: Siriasis