Acute radiation sickness
| Acute radiation sickness | |
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| Term | Acute radiation sickness |
| Short definition | acute radiation sickness (uh-KYOOT RAY-dee-AY-shun SIK-nes) Serious illness caused by exposure to high doses of certain types of radiation, usually over a short period of time. Symptoms of acute radiation sickness usually appear immediately after exposure, but can appear and come and go over time. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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acute radiation sickness - (pronounced) (uh-KYOOT RAY-dee-AY-shun SIK-nes) Serious illness caused by exposure to high doses of certain types of radiation, usually over a short period of time. Symptoms of acute radiation sickness usually appear immediately after exposure, but can appear and come and go over time. Symptoms include nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, bleeding, hair loss, swelling, itching and redness of the skin, and other skin problems. Very high doses of radiation can lead to death. Also called acute radiation syndrome, radiation poisoning, radiation sickness and radiation sickness syndrome
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