HyperDic: radiation_sickness

English > 1 sense of the expression radiation sickness:
NOUNstateradiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiationsyndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions)
English > radiation sickness: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningsyndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours.
Synonymsradiation syndrome, radiation
BroadersyndromeA pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

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