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
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
the act of spreading outward from a central source
the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
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 radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
the state that precedes vomiting
defectiveness or unsoundness
