radiation sickness

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

電離放射線への被曝（例：放射性化学物質や核爆発への被曝）によって生じる症候群；低線量では下痢、吐き気、嘔吐、時に脱毛を引き起こし、高線量では不妊症、白内障、一部のがんやその他の疾患を引き起こすことがあり、重度の被曝では数時間以内に死に至ることもある