prickly heat
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prickly heat
n.
See heat rash.
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prickly heat
n
(Pathology) a nontechnical name for miliaria
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prick′ly heat′
n.
a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
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prickly heat
A fine rash caused by dead skin cells blocking the pores of sweat glands.
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Noun | 1. | prickly heat - obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity |
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prickly heat
n (Med) → sudaminaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prick·ly heat
n. salpullido, sarpullido.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
prickly heat
n sudamina (form), miliaria (form), sarpullido or salpullido, erupción f que se manifiesta durante tiempos de calorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.