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Noun: sunstroke  'sún,strowk
  1. Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
    - insolation, thermic fever, siriasis

Derived forms: sunstrokes

Type of: heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

Encyclopedia: Sunstroke