noun
- Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
- The act of spreading outward from a central source.
- 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.
- usage: "he was suffering from radiation"
- synonyms: radiation sickness, radiation syndrome
- The spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay.
- synonyms: radioactivity
- The spread of a group of organisms into new habitats.
- A radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain.
- Medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance. (.
- synonyms: radiotherapy, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, irradiation
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