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heat exhaustion

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003088

A clinical syndrome caused by heat stress, such as over-exertion in a hot environment or excessive exposure to sun. It is characterized by sweating, water (volume) depletion, salt depletion, cool clammy skin, nausea, and headache.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003088
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsheat collapse; heat prostration
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoheat stress disorders
TranslationsSpanish: agotamiento por calor
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003088",
  "term": "heat exhaustion",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A clinical syndrome caused by heat stress, such as over-exertion in a hot environment or excessive exposure to sun. It is characterized by sweating, water (volume) depletion, salt depletion, cool clammy skin, nausea, and headache.",
  "synonyms": [
    "heat collapse",
    "heat prostration"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "heat stress disorders"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2015",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "agotamiento por calor"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/heat-exhaustion/"
}

Record 3,088 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.