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"
1There I passed the night, half in sleep, half in helpless prostration.
2He found the poor distressed mother in a condition of utter prostration.
3The prostration which had possessed him appeared to vanish in an instant.
4The crowd as he passed along made lowly prostration before the Image.
5Look at those Austrians; they've got nervous prostration of the worst sort.
1People in the grip of heat exhaustion can be combative and confused.
2We're seeing a whole range of heat -related conditions, including sunstroke and heat exhaustion.
3Hundreds of people suffering from heat exhaustion were also admitted to city hospitals.
4Three firefighters suffered from heat exhaustion, the newspaper said, citing Rolison.
5Hundreds more suffered broken limbs, heat exhaustion, the aftereffects of crushing.
1This latter detail was unpleasant, as it invited dehydration and heat prostration from his heavily armoured men and women.
2I 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."