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syndrome vs radiation sickness

radiation sickness vs syndrome

syndrome and radiation sickness both are nouns.

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

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