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 radiation syndrome 名詞
 放射綜合征,輻射綜合征

 radiation syndrome
      n : 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; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: radiation
          sickness, radiation]