radiation sickness
noun
: sickness that results from exposure to radiation and is commonly marked by fatigue, nausea, vomiting, loss of teeth and hair, and in more severe cases by damage to blood-forming tissue with decrease in red and white blood cells and with bleeding
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Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer, and death.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer, and death.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Some endured a lifetime of radiation sickness: nausea, hair loss, skin burns, bleeding, fatigue and fever.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer and death.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer, and death.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Some endured a lifetime of radiation sickness: nausea, hair loss, skin burns, bleeding, fatigue and fever.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Exposure to Cs-137 alone can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, cancer and death.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Radiation sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiation%20sickness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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