Compund Words

Sponsored Links

Last Search Words

Search Result:radiation sickness

radiation sickness   (TTS Sound)



Overview of noun radiation_sickness

The noun radiation sickness has 1 sense


  • radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation -- (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")