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radiobiology
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radiobiology /ra·dio·bi·ol·o·gy/ (-bi-ol´ah-je) the branch of science concerned with effects of light and of ultraviolet and ionizing radiations on living tissue or organisms.radiobiolog´ical
ra·di·o·bi·ol·o·gy (rd--b-l-j)
n.
The study of the effects of radiation on living organisms.
radiobiology
[-bī·ol′əjē]
Etymology: L, radius + Gk, bios, life, logos, science
the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the effects of radiation on biologic systems. radiobiologic, radiobiological, adj.
radiobiology [ra″de-o-bi-ol´ah-je]
the branch of science concerned with effects of light and of ultraviolet and ionizing radiations on living tissue or organisms. adj., adj radiobiolog´ical.
radiobiology,
n the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the effects of radiation on biologic systems.
radiobiology
the branch of science concerned with effects of light and of ultraviolet and ionizing radiations on living tissue or organisms. See also radiotherapy.
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