Heat Cramps Glossary of Terms

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Abdominal: Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of ...

Calcium: A mineral found mainly in the hard part of bones, where it is stored. Calcium is ...

Conditioning: 1) Exercise and practice to build the body up for either improved normal pe...

Dizziness: Painless head discomfort with many possible causes including disturbances of ...

Electrolyte: A substance that dissociates into ions in solution and acquires the capacity ...

Emergency department: The department of a hospital responsible for the provision of medica...

Essential: In medicine, of unknown cause, as in essential hypertension (high blood pressur...

Fatigue: A condition characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency ...

Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degr...

Headache: A pain in the head with the pain being above the eyes or the ears, behind the he...

Heat cramps: Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activ...

Heat exhaustion: A warning that the body is getting too hot. The person may be thirsty, gi...

Heat stroke: A core body temperature that rises above 104 F (40 C) accompanied by hot, dr...

Heat-related illness: A person with symptoms including headache, nausea, and fatigue after...

Hyponatremia: Low sodium in the blood. Hyponatremia can be caused by many conditions and w...

Involuntary: Done other than in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The ...

Magnesium: A mineral involved in many processes in the body including nerve signaling, the...

Malaise: A vague feeling of discomfort, one that cannot be pinned down but is often sensed...

Muscle: Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. T...

Nausea: Stomach queasiness, the urge to vomit. Nausea can be brought on by many causes, in...

Potassium: The major positive ion (cation) found inside cells. The chemical notation for p...

Prescription: A physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or dev...

Prognosis: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease; the patient's chan...

Psychiatric: Pertaining to or within the purview of psychiatry, the medical specialty conc...

Rehydrate: To restore lost water to the body tissues and fluids. Prompt rehydration is imp...

Rehydration: The process of restoring lost water (dehydration) to the body tissues and flu...

Saline: Relating to salt. As an adjective, "saline" means "salty, containing salt." As a n...

Shortness of breath: Difficulty in breathing. Medically referred to as dyspnea. Shortness ...

Sodium: The major positive ion (cation) in the fluid surrounding cells in the body. The ch...

Spasm: A brief, automatic jerking movement. A muscle spasm can be quite painful, with the ...

Stomach: The digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upp...

Stroke: The sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen, caused by blockage of blood...

Sweat: A colorless transparent acidic fluid with a distinctive odor secreted by the small ...

Sweating: The act of secreting fluid from the skin by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. The...