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| miliaria |
a disease characterized by inflammation of the skin, esp. near the sweat glands, causing eruptions and blisters and usu. resulting from overexposure to heat; prickly heat. |
| radiation sickness |
sickness induced by overexposure to ionizing radiation such as x-rays or gamma rays, resulting in nausea, diarrhea, bleeding, hair loss, sterility, and often death. |
| solarize |
of film, to be ruined by overexposure. [1/3 definitions] |
| sunburn |
uncomfortable or painful reddening of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun. [1/2 definitions] |
| sunstroke |
convulsions or a sudden inability to feel or move, brought on by overexposure to the sun or to excessive heat; insolation; heatstroke. |
| windburn |
irritation of the skin caused by overexposure to wind. |
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