radio-

radio-

1. Radiation, chiefly (in medicine) gamma or x-ray.

2. Synonym(s): radioactive

3. Synonym(s): radius

[L. radius, ray]

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radio-

A Latin root used in:
(1) Radius (the bone)—e.g., radioulnar;
(2) Ionising radiation—e.g., radioactivity; or
(3) A radioactive isotope—e.g., radiocarbon.

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radio-

Prefix meaning radiation, chiefly (in medicine) gamma-ray or x-ray.

[L. radius, ray]

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radio-

Combining form denoting radiation.

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radio-

Combining form meaning relation, chiefly (in medicine) gamma or x-ray.

[L. radius, ray]

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