prickly heat
noun
: a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples with intense itching and tingling caused by inflammation around the sweat ducts
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Know the signs of heat illness Heat cramps: Sweating; muscle aches; prickly heat rash, especially in areas where clothing meets the skin; and dizziness.
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Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
There is no way to avoid prickly heat entirely in hot weather, but wearing loosely fitting clothes and moving around to allow skin to breathe can help.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 July 2024
Heat rash, also known as prickly heat or miliaria, happens when sweat is trapped in the skin, causing small blisters and lumps to form, the Mayo Clinic explains.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 10 Aug. 2022
The girl was filthy, blistered by prickly heat and bitten by ants, her ankles chafed by chains attached to an iron stake.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017
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Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
There is no way to avoid prickly heat entirely in hot weather, but wearing loosely fitting clothes and moving around to allow skin to breathe can help.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 July 2024
Heat rash, also known as prickly heat or miliaria, happens when sweat is trapped in the skin, causing small blisters and lumps to form, the Mayo Clinic explains.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 10 Aug. 2022
The girl was filthy, blistered by prickly heat and bitten by ants, her ankles chafed by chains attached to an iron stake.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017
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