radiation sickness

Definition of Radiation Sickness in English :

Noun

1. radiation, radiation sickness, radiation syndrome

syndrome 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

Example Sentences:
'he was suffering from radiation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Radiation Sickness

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noun

pathology

illness caused by overexposure of the body or a part of the body to ionizing radiations from radioactive material or X-rays. It is characterized by vomiting, diarrhoea, and in severe cases by sterility and cancer

Radiation Sickness

see synonyms of radiation sickness

sickness produced by overexposure to radiation, as from X-rays or atomic explosions, and characterized by nausea, diarrhea, bleeding, loss of hair, and increased susceptibility to infection

Radiation Sickness

see synonyms of radiation sickness

n.

Illness induced by exposure to ionizing radiation, ranging in severity from nausea, vomiting, headache, and diarrhea to loss of hair and teeth, reduction in red and white blood cell counts, extensive hemorrhaging, sterility, and death.

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