space sickness
- a complex of symptoms including nausea, lethargy, headache, and sweating, occurring among astronauts under conditions of weightlessness.
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Origin of space sickness
First recorded in 1950–55
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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space sickness
- the nausea that people can experience in the gravity-free environment of space
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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space sickness
- Motion sickness caused by sustained weightlessness during space flight, usually accompanied by disturbance of the inner ear.
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