'Siriasis' definitions:

Definition of 'siriasis'

noun

Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever, siriasis]

Definition of 'Siriasis'

From: GCIDE

Siriasis \Si*ri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? the Dog Star, properly, scorching.] (Med.) (a) A sunstroke. (b) The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf. Insolation. [1913 Webster]

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