thermic fever

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

thermic fever
    n 1: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive
         heat [syn: {sunstroke}, {insolation}, {thermic fever},
         {siriasis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thermic \Ther"mic\, a. [Gr. ? heat.]
   Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic
   lines.
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   {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}.

   {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by
      sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.

   {Thermic weight}. (Mech.) Same as {Heat weight}, under
      {Heat}.
      [1913 Webster]