space sickness
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noun Pathology.
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
Words nearby space sickness
space-saving, space science, spaceship, spaceshot, space shuttle, space sickness, space stage, space station, spacesuit, Space Telescope, space-time
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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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Medical 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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