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UKRadiation sickness
/ɹˌeɪdɪˈeɪʃən sˈɪknəs/
/ɹˌeɪdɪˈeɪʃən sˈɪknəs/Radiation sickness
[NOUN]1
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
Examples
1. Their radiation sickness isn’t contagious.
2. To start off, technically, radiation sickness is called Acute Radiation Syndrome or ARS.
3. So yeah, radiation sickness can be really bad, but even without iodine tablets, people can recover.
4. By that time, many residents were already complaining about vomiting, headaches, and other signs of radiation sickness.
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