Meanings
nounheat rash (usually uncountable, plural heat rashes)
plural heat rashes
- uncountableusuallyAny of various heat-related rashes, including some forms of miliaria and vasculitis.
Synonyms: prickly heat, sweat rash, tropical lichen
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various heat-related rashes, including some forms of miliaria and vasculitis.
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nounobstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 痱子
- 痱子 (fèizi)heat-related rash
Finnish lämpöihottuma
- lämpöihottumaheat-related rash
German Hitzepustel, Schweißfriesel
- Hitzepustelheat-related rash
- Schweißfrieselheat-related rash
- Schwitzbläschenheat-related rash
Russian потни́ца
- потни́ца (potníca)heat-related rash
Spanish miliaria
- miliariaheat-related rash
Turkish pişik
- pişikheat-related rash
Vietnamese rôm
- rômheat-related rash
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Rhymes with heat rash
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APA
heat rash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20rash
MLA
“heat rash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20rash. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat rash,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20rash.
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