Definition of Radiation syndrome

1. Noun. 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"

Exact synonyms: Radiation, Radiation Sickness
Generic synonyms: Syndrome

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiation Syndrome

radiation of corpus callosum
radiation oncologist
radiation oncology
radiation pattern
radiation physicist
radiation physics
radiation pneumonitis
radiation poisoning
radiation pressure
radiation pyrometer
radiation risks
radiation shielding
radiation sickness
radiation sign
radiation signs
radiation syndrome (current term)
radiation therapy
radiation tolerance
radiation weighting factor
radiational
radiationally
radiationless
radiationlike
radiationproof
radiations
radiative
radiative balance
radiative forcing
radiative recombination
radiative transfer

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