ALL meanings of radiation sickness
ra·di·a·tion sick·ness
R r - noun radiation sickness 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. 1
- noun radiation sickness illness caused by radiation 1
- uncountable noun radiation sickness Radiation sickness is an illness that people get when they are exposed to too much radiation. 0
- noun radiation sickness 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 0
- noun 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 0