Definition of Radiation

Noun

  • (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    - radiation therapy
  • a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
  • the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
  • the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
  • 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"
    - radiation sickness - radiation syndrome
  • the act of spreading outward from a central source
  • energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
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236 unscramble word found using the letters radiation.
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