sunstroke: Meaning and Definition of

sun•stroke

Pronunciation: (sun'strōk"), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. a sudden and sometimes fatal affection due to exposure to the sun's rays or to excessive heat, marked by prostration with or without fever, convulsion, and coma. Also called
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