A condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes.
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Examples for "prostration "
Examples for "prostration "
1 There I passed the night, half in sleep, half in helpless prostration .
2 He found the poor distressed mother in a condition of utter prostration .
3 The prostration which had possessed him appeared to vanish in an instant.
4 The crowd as he passed along made lowly prostration before the Image.
5 Look at those Austrians; they've got nervous prostration of the worst sort.
1 People in the grip of heat exhaustion can be combative and confused.
2 We're seeing a whole range of heat -related conditions, including sunstroke and heat exhaustion .
3 Hundreds of people suffering from heat exhaustion were also admitted to city hospitals.
4 Three firefighters suffered from heat exhaustion , the newspaper said, citing Rolison.
5 Hundreds more suffered broken limbs, heat exhaustion , the aftereffects of crushing.
1 This latter detail was unpleasant, as it invited dehydration and heat prostration from his heavily armoured men and women.
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.
3 "One of the floorwalkers-diedof heat prostration , " she said, looking very much upset.
4 "'First Aid' says, 'sip slowly in heat prostrations and give stimulants,' but we have none."
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