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radiation syndrome
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | 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; "he was suffering from radiation"radiation sickness, radiationsyndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease |
EncyclopediaSeeradiation sicknessradiation syndrome
radiation sickness The generic term for the constellation of findings associated with exposure to high doses of ionising radiation.radiation syndrome Any condition induced by radiation Examples Radiation arthropathy, radiation carditis, radiation cytitis, radiation dermatitis, radiation enteropathy, radiation fibrosis, radiation hepatitis, radiation nephritis, radiation pneumonitis. See Radiation enteropathy, Radiation pneumonitis. ra·di·a·tion syn·drome (rā'dē-ā'shŭn sin'drōm) Signs and symptoms of total body exposure to radiation, most conspicuous with respect to the system most affected. radiation syndrome
Synonyms for radiation syndromenoun syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions)Synonyms- radiation sickness
- radiation
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