heliosis

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Sunstroke.
2. (uncountable, usually) Sunburn.
3. (uncountable, usually) Exposure to the sun.
4. (uncountable, usually) Scorching of plants by the sun.
5. (historical, uncountable, usually) A sunroom or solarium of the Ancient Greeks.

Synonyms

sunstroke

insolation

sun stroke

seiriasis

sunburn

heat-stroke

thermic fever

heat apoplexy

heatstroke

suffer heatstock

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡλίωσις (hēlíōsis, “exposure to the sun”). By surface analysis, helio- + -osis.