Heatstroke

/ˈhiːtˌstroʊk/ noun

Definition

A serious medical condition when your body gets dangerously hot and can no longer cool itself down.

Etymology

Compound word: 'heat' + 'stroke' (sudden attack). Emerged in medical terminology in the 1800s, paralleling 'sunstroke.'

Kelly Says

Heatstroke isn't just about feeling hot—it's when your body's cooling system completely fails, like your internal thermostat has a 'stroke' or sudden breakdown.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም ሰላም
se-lam se-lam
ARالعربية
صدمة حرارة
sa-dmah ha-ra-rah
BNবাংলা
সূর্য স্ট্রোক
soo-r-y stro-k
CACatalà
golpe de calor
gol-peh deh ka-lor
CSČeština
žár
zhar
DADansk
varmeslag
var-mes-slag
DEDeutsch
Hitzekrampf
hits-eh-krampf
ELΕλληνικά
θερμική σύγκοπη
ther-mi-ki sy-go-pi
ESEspañol
golpe de calor
gol-peh deh ka-lor
FAفارسی
ضربه گرما
dzar-beh gar-ma
FISuomi
kuumuus
kuu-muus
FRFrançais
coup de chaleur
ku-d'she-al
GUGU
ઉષ્માનો હુમલો
oo-sh-ma-no hu-m-lo
HAHA
bacin wuta
ba-cin wu-ta
HEעברית
הלם חום
he-lem choom
HIहिन्दी
धूपstroke
dhoop stroke
HUMagyar
hőségütés
ho-szeg-y-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
heatstroke
hi-at-strok
IGIG
egwu ọkụ
eg-wu o-ku
ITItaliano
colpo di calore
kol-po di ka-lo-re
JA日本語
熱中症
ne-chu-sho
KKKK
ыстықтық шабу
ys-tyq-tyq sha-bu
KMKM
ការបាត់បង្ហាញ
ka-ar ba-at ba-ng-ha-in
KO한국어
열사병
yeol-sa-byeong
MRMR
सूर्याचा हल्ला
soo-rya-cha hal-la
MSBahasa Melayu
kesan panas
ke-san pa-nas
MYမြန်မာ
ရေးရာ
ye-ya-ra
NLNederlands
hitte-inslag
hit-teh-in-slag
NONorsk
varmeslag
var-mes-slag
PAPA
ਸੂਰ્ય-ਦੌੜ
soo-r-y-dau-d
PLPolski
zawał słoneczny
za-wal so-lnech-ny
PTPortuguês
golpe de calor
gol-peh deh ka-lor
RORomână
accident vascular cerebral
ak-si-dent vas-cu-lar se-re-bral
RUРусский
солнечный удар
sol-nech-nyy u-dar
SVSvenska
hettest
het-tes
SWKiswahili
mshtuko wa joto
msht-u-ko wa jo-to
TAதமிழ்
சூரிய வெயில்
soo-ri-ya ve-yil
TEతెలుగు
సూర్యుడి దెబ్బ
soo-ry-udi de-b-ba
THไทย
อาการร้อนจัด
a-ka-ran roan-jat
TLTL
pag-a-al ng init
pa-ga-al ng in-it
TRTürkçe
sıcak çarpması
si-yak char-mas-si
UKУкраїнська
сонячний удар
so-niy-chnyy u-dar
URاردو
گرمی کا حملہ
gar-mi ka ham-la
VITiếng Việt
sốc nhiệt
sok-nhi-et
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ ìṣẹ́
o-po i-she
ZH中文
中暑
zhōngshǔ
ZUZU
ukuthi kwakuthi
oo-ku-thi kwa-ku-thi

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