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radiation sickness
noun
, Pathology.
- sickness caused by irradiation with x-rays or other nuclear radiation as a result of therapeutic treatment, accidental exposure, or a nuclear bomb explosion and characterized by nausea, vomiting, headache, cramps, diarrhea, loss of hair and teeth, destruction of white blood cells, and prolonged hemorrhage.
radiation sickness
noun
- pathol 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of radiation sickness1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
"Radiation sickness," said Bart, and Vorongil reached out, catching his shoulder in a cruel taloned grip.
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That leaves us no margin, even if we risk getting radiation sickness.
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Radiation sickness is not contagious; one person cannot "catch it" from another person.
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Radiation sickness is not contagious or infectious, and one person cannot "catch it" from another person.
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Remember that radiation sickness is not contagious or infectious, and one person cannot "catch it" from another person.
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