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radioactive material

Radiation A substance that contains unstable–radioactive–atoms that give off radiation as they decay. See Radioactive decay.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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