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noun
The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: actinobiology, radiation biology
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noun
The use of radioactive labels to study biological processes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
the branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: biology, biological science
History
Etymology tree English radio- Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English radiobiology From radio- + biology.
Across languages
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