Crossword-Solution: SIRIASIS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Siriasis | n. | A sunstroke. |
| Siriasis | n. | The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf. Insolation. |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
ACMEZE
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eruption
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Sentences with SIRIASIS (2)
One of the most serious accidents resulting from this exposure is the _ictus solis_, the _coup de soleil_ of the French, and the [Greek: siriasis] of the Greeks, from the star _Sirius_, to whose influence they attributed the scorching heat of the dog-days.
Sambon has suggested that there is a possibility that heat stroke or, as it is also designated thermic fever or siriasis, is due to a germ infection, but without advancing any particular evidence in favor of such an hypothesis.