Moist heat
1Moist heat therapy — provides natural pain relief and otherwise may soothe skin and underlying body parts. Common forms include taking a hot bath, a hot shower, wrapping a hot towel around a strained or painful muscle and using electric or other heating pads for… …
2Moist heat sterilization — See also: Sterilization (microbiology) Heating an article is one of the earliest forms of sterilization practiced. Moist heat, as the name indicates, utilizes hot air that is heavily laden with water vapour and where this moisture plays the most… …
3Moist static energy — The moist static energy is a thermodynamic variable that describes the state of an air parcel, and is similar to the equivalent potential temperature.[1] The moist static energy is a combination of a parcels kinetic energy due to an air parcel s… …
4Heat-related illness — A person with symptoms including headache, nausea, and fatigue after exposure to heat probably has some measure of a heat related illness. It is important to recognize the difference between the very serious condition known as heat stroke and… …
5Heat engine — Thermodynamics …
6Heat exhaustion — A warning that the body is getting too hot. The person may be thirsty, giddy, weak, uncoordinated, nauseous, and sweating profusely. The body temperature is usually normal and the pulse is normal or raised. The skin is cold and clammy. Although… …
7Heat cramps — Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is usually moist and cool and the pulse is normal or slightly raised. Body temperature is mostly normal. Heat cramps often are caused by a lack of salt in… …
8Heat syncope — Sudden dizziness or fainting experienced after exercising in the heat. The skin appears pale and sweaty but is generally moist and cool. The pulse may be weakened, and the heart rate is usually rapid. Body temperature is normal …
9Dry heat sterilization — See also: Sterilization (microbiology) Dry heat sterilization of an article is one of the earliest forms of sterilization practiced. Dry heat, as the name indicates, utilizes hot air that is either free from water vapour, or has very little of it …
10dry heat — heat that is not moist; usually produced by heated dry air that rapidly absorbs from the skin the moisture of perspiration …
