DICTOMETER

RADIATIONS

1. Synonyms:
   • Radiation
   Definitions:
   • energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Radiation
   Definitions:
   • the act of spreading outward from a central source
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Radiation sickness
   • Radiation syndrome
   • Radiation
   Definitions:
   • 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
   Examples:
   • He was suffering from radiation
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Radiation
   • Radioactivity
   Definitions:
   • the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Radiation
   Definitions:
   • the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Radiation
   Definitions:
   • a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Radiotherapy
   • Radiation therapy
   • Radiation
   • Actinotherapy
   • Irradiation
   Definitions:
   • (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance