PRICKLY HEAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity

Synonyms:

heat rash; miliaria; prickly heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("prickly heat" is a kind of...):

efflorescence; rash; roseola; skin rash (any red eruption of the skin)

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