heat exhaustion
Definitions
An illness caused by overheating and excessive sweating, characterised by nausea, headache, thirst, weakness, and high body temperature; prognosis is good if cooling and hydration are pursued promptly.
Equivalents
Suomilämpöuupumus
Examples
“She was flushed and grey at once, and not sweating as much as she should have⟳—Mahit tried to remember⟳ the symptoms of incipient heat exhaustion and figured being unable to remember⟳ them was a symptom in and of itself.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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