Heatstroke
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Heatstroke is a life-threatening condition that results in very high body temperature and malfunction of many organ systems.
(See also Overview of Heat Disorders.)Heatstroke can develop after hours of exertion in young athletes or after days of hot weather in rooms without air-conditioning in very old people.
Body temperature is higher than 104 -
A condition marked by fever and often by unconsciousness, caused by failure of the bodys temperature-regulating mechanism when exposed to excessively high temperatures.
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n. 1. [Collapse] caused by exposure to excessive heat. 2. [Vigorous] unlubricated masturbation resulting in varying degrees of [friction] burns.
Heatstroker. n. One who heatstrokes.
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