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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"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiation Syndrome
Literary usage of Radiation syndrome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure by Brer, National Research Council (2005)
"... dose of 0.5-1.0 Gy or more is known as the acute radiation syndrome (ARS).
The clinical features of the ARS have been described in detail by Young ..."
2. Space Radiation Hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration: Report of a by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Dose is important, but only for possible acute radiation syndrome effects (radiation
sickness) resulting from very large SEP radiation exposures. ..."
3. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon, Robert Q. Marston (1986)
"... and Social Effects of the Atomic Bombings. New York: Basic Books. Cronkite,
EP, and VP Bond. 1958. Acute radiation syndrome in Man. US Armed Forces Med. ..."
4. Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments: Interim Reportby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1998)
"... conducts life sciences and aerospace technological research) ARS acute radiation
syndrome (disease produced by exposure to excessive dosage of radiation ..."
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