RADIATION SICKNESS
\ɹˌe͡ɪdɪˈe͡ɪʃən sˈɪknəs], \ɹˌeɪdɪˈeɪʃən sˈɪknəs], \ɹ_ˌeɪ_d_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n s_ˈɪ_k_n_ə_s]\
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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"
By Princeton University
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.