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sunstroke

sun·stroke [ sún strk ]


noun 
Definition:
 
illness caused by too much sun: a condition caused by prolonged and excessive exposure to the sun and characterized by feverishness, faintness, convulsions, and coma. It results when the temperature becomes too extreme to be handled by the body's heat-regulating mechanism.
Technical name  insolation


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