Siriasis

Introduction: Siriasis

Description of Siriasis

Siriasis: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Siriasis: Overexposure to heat or overexertion most common in old age or infancy but especially in the elderly, accompanied by convulsions, delusions, or coma. It is treated by cooling the body and replacing fluids and salts. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992, p282)
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Terms associated with Siriasis:

Terms Similar to Siriasis:

• Sun stroke
• Sunstroke
• Heat stroke
• Heat apoplexy
• Heat exhaustion
• Heatstroke

Source: Diseases Database

• sunstroke
• insolation
• thermic fever

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Siriasis

• heatstroke
• heat hyperpyrexia

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Siriasis

The following list attempts to classify Siriasis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• heat hyperpyrexia,heatstroke
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Siriasis

• eMedicine - Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke : Article by Amy Kunihiro, MD
• eMedicine - Heatstroke : Article by Robert S Helman, MD

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