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radiation sickness vs syndrome

syndrome vs radiation sickness

radiation sickness and syndrome both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
radiation sickness Yes No No No
syndrome Yes No No No
As nouns, syndrome is a hypernym of radiation sickness; that is, syndrome is a word with a broader meaning than radiation sickness:
  • radiation sickness: 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
  • syndrome: a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
radiation sickness (noun) syndrome (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 a complex of concurrent things
a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Difference between radiation sickness and syndrome

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