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Meanings of heat prostration in English

A condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes.

        Usage of heat prostration in English
        1
        This latter detail was unpleasant, as it invited dehydration and heat prostration from his heavily armoured men and women.
        Forge of Darkness
        2
        I was too far gone with apoplexy, heat prostration, and sunstroke to make any answer, at least one that I could make to a missionary.
        The Congo and Coasts of Africa
        3
        "One of the floorwalkers-diedof heat prostration," she said, looking very much upset.
        Where the Blue Begins
        4
        "'First Aid' says, 'sip slowly in heat prostrations and give stimulants,' but we have none."
        How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl