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Noun: thermic fever  'thur-mik 'fee-vu(r)
  1. Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
    "He suffered from thermic fever after spending hours in the scorching sun without protection";
    - sunstroke, insolation, siriasis

Derived forms: thermic fevers

Type of: heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke

Encyclopedia: Thermic fever