Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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syndrome | Yes | No | No | No |
radiation sickness | Yes | No | No | No |
syndrome (noun) | radiation sickness (noun) |
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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 |