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RADIATION SYNDROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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:
he was suffering from radiation
Synonyms:
radiation; radiation sickness; radiation syndrome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("radiation syndrome" is a kind of...):
syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)
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