space sickness
noun Pathology.
a complex of symptoms including nausea, lethargy, headache, and sweating, occurring among astronauts under conditions of weightlessness.
Words nearby space sickness
space probe, space rate, space science, space shuttle, space shuttle orbiter, space sickness, space stage, space station, space telescope, space tourism, space travel
Origin of space sickness
First recorded in 1950–55
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British Dictionary definitions for space sickness
space sickness
noun
the nausea that people can experience in the gravity-free environment of space
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Medicine definitions for space sickness
space sickness
n.
Motion sickness caused by sustained weightlessness during space flight, usually accompanied by disturbance of the inner ear.
Other words from space sickness
space′sick′ (spās′sĭk′) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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