Heat-Related Illnesses

noun a condition caused by overexposure to the sun's rays, characterized by faintness, dizziness, and nausea

• The hiker was hospitalized after suffering from severe sunstroke during his trek.
• I got a terrible sunstroke after spending the whole day at the beach without sunscreen.
• Dude, I'm totally fried from that sunstroke I got at the music festival.
• The intense heat of the debate left him feeling like he had a mental sunstroke.

noun a condition in which the body temperature is abnormally high, typically resulting from prolonged exposure to high temperatures or strenuous physical exercise

• Hyperthermia is a condition characterized by abnormally high body temperature.
• If you stay out in the sun too long, you might get hyperthermia.
• Dude, I got major hyperthermia after that intense workout.
• The heated argument between the two politicians reached a level of hyperthermia.

noun syndrome

• Toasted skin syndrome, also known as erythema ab igne, is a skin condition caused by prolonged exposure to heat.
• My friend got toasted skin syndrome from sitting too close to the campfire for too long.
• I heard Jenny got a bad case of toasted skin syndrome from using her laptop on her lap for hours.
• After spending all day in the sun without sunscreen, my shoulders felt like they had toasted skin syndrome.