About The Word Radiation
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Radiation
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What's The Definition Of Radiation?
[n] (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
[n] the act of spreading outward from a central source [n] a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain [n] the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats [n] energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles [n] the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay [n] 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; "he was suffering from radiation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Radiation: actinotherapy | irradiation | radiation sickness | radiation syndrome | radiation therapy | radioactivity | radiotherapy Related Terms | Find terms related to Radiation: See Also | action | activity | adaptive radiation | bombardment | corpuscular radiation | Curietherapy | electromagnetic radiation | electromagnetic wave | emanation | emission | emission | energy | ionizing radiation | natural action | natural process | neural structure | nonparticulate radiation | particulate radiation | phototherapy | radium therapy | solar radiation | spread | spreading | syndrome | therapy | X-ray therapy Radiation In Webster's Dictionary \Ra`di*a"tion\, n. [L. radiatio: cf. F. radiation.]
1. The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated;
emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.
2. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface,
like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of
heat.
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