RADIATION SICKNESS


Meaning of RADIATION SICKNESS in English

Pathol.

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.

[ 1920-25 ]

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