ozone sickness
- noun
- /ˈoʊzoʊn ˈsɪk.nəs/
- Specialized
:
enfermedad por ozono
- Symptoms of ozone sickness include headache, chest discomfort, and drowsiness.
Examples
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Precautions are taken on long flights to minimize the risk of ozone sickness among crew members.
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He was diagnosed with ozone sickness after his flight.
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Pilots in high-altitude jets have sometimes experienced ozone sickness during extended flights.
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The pilot experienced ozone sickness during the high-altitude flight.
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Symptoms of ozone sickness include sleepiness, headaches, and chest pain after flying at high altitudes.
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Pilots often take precautions to avoid ozone sickness, which can occur during long flights in high-altitude aircraft.
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After his long flight, he reported feeling unwell due to ozone sickness, experiencing symptoms like headache and itchiness.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'ozone' (the atmospheric gas) + 'sickness' (illness), so its meaning — an illness caused by ozone exposure — is directly derivable from the constituents. This follows a common and predictable '[X] sickness' naming pattern for medically caused conditions and involves no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, making it accessible to learners who know the words.
Etymology
Ozone sickness comes from the gas ozone and sickness meaning feeling ill. When pilots breathed this sharp-smelling gas at high altitude they felt tired, had headaches, and chest pain, so the name means 'caused by breathing ozone'.
