eng: radiation

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Meaning
means	(noun) energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles radiation
means	(noun) the act of spreading outward from a central source radiation
means	(noun) 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; "he was suffering from radiation" radiation syndrome, radiation, radiation sickness
means	(noun) the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay radioactivity, radiation
means	(noun) the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats radiation
means	(noun) a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain radiation
means	(noun) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance radiation therapy, radiation, irradiation, radiotherapy, actinotherapy