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heatstroke vs heat exhaustion

heat exhaustion vs heatstroke

heatstroke and heat exhaustion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heatstroke Yes No No No
heat exhaustion Yes No No No
As nouns, heat exhaustion is a hyponym of heatstroke; that is, heat exhaustion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heatstroke:
  • heatstroke: collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
  • heat exhaustion: a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
Other hyponyms of heatstroke include heat prostration, insolation, siriasis, sunstroke, thermic fever.
heatstroke (noun) heat exhaustion (noun)
collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
Difference between heatstroke and heat exhaustion

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