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Categories: Effects of external causes, Radiation health effects, Medical emergencies, RTT, Articles with short description
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radiation sickness  radiation syndrome  radiation  acute radiation syndrome  ARS
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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 WordNet 3.0
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syndrome
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Acute radiation syndrome, also known as radiation sickness or radiation poisoning, is a collection of health effects that are caused by being exposed to high amounts of ionizing radiation in a short period of time. Wikipedia
Health problems caused by exposure to very high levels of ionizing radiation Wikidata
Damage to the body resulting from excessive exposure to ionizing radiation which causes symptoms like nausea, fatigue, vomiting, and diarrhea and in severe cases loss of hair, hemorrhage, inflammation and death. OmegaWiki
Any illness produced by ionizing radiation with symptoms ranging from nausea through to death. Wiktionary
Illness produced by ionizing radiation. Wiktionary (translation)
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He was suffering from radiation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet