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radiation syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
ra-di-a-tion syn-drome
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Example Sentences

Synonyms

radiation sickness radiation

Questions

What does radiation syndrome mean?
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

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