radiobiologyn.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊbʌɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˌbaɪˈɑlədʒi/ The branch of science that deals with the effects on living organisms of radiation and radioactivity, and with the application in biology of radiological techniques. Also: the characteristics of a given biological system in this respect.
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the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > biology > branches of biology
micrography1658
micrology1848
biostatics1849
electrobiology1849
biotechnics1852
human biology1860
phylogeny1872
developmental biology1877
psychobiology1879
microbiology1880
biokinetics1883
bacteriology1884
geratology1884
thremmatology1888
cell biology1889
biophysics1892
biomechanics1899
pathobiology1900
biometry1901
biometrics1902
metabiology1906
bioenergetics1907
radiobiology1919
biomedicine1922
photobiology1923
virology1935
sociobiology1946
space biology1955
prebiology1963
chronobiology1969
glycobiology1988
1919 Med. Sci. Abstr. & Rev. 1 358 In radio-biology, when we wish to show the selective action of X-rays we usually choose, as an example, one of the glands of external secretion.
1962 Lancet 26 May 1106/2 The subjects cover almost every aspect of radiobiology, from radiation chemistry to straightforward radiotherapy.
1972 Computer Progr. in Biomed. 2 217/2 A complete model can be established only when adequate understanding of the radiobiology of normal and malignant cells and tissues in the context of the whole body is achieved.
2000 J. E. Fowler in M. J. Zelefsky & P. Greco Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer xiv. 132/1 It is the aim of radiobiology to understand the responses of both tumors and normal tissues in human patients.
Derivatives
ˌradiobioˈlogic n. chiefly U.S. = radiobiological adj.
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the world > life > biology > study > [adjective] > biology > branches of biology
micrological1848
biomechanical1856
micrographic1856
biodynamical1874
microbiological1880
geratologous1884
bacteriological1886
bacterioscopic1886
psychobiological1888
biometric1894
biopsychological1895
bacteriologic1896
biometrical1896
biophysical1896
bioeconomic1899
sociobiological1904
microbiologic1909
biomedical1921
metabiological1921
psychobiologic1921
bioecological1927
radiobiologic1929
radiobiological1931
sociobiological1947
biopsychosocial1951
virological1953
glycobiology1988
1929 Radiology 12 454/2 (heading) Radio-biologic investigations on eggs of Ascaris.
1997 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 176 833 The radiobiologic effectiveness of bismuth 212 was compared in vitro to x rays.
ˌradiobiˈologist n. an expert or specialist in radiobiology.
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the world > life > biology > study > person who studies > [noun] > biology > branches of
micrographer1668
micrologist1855
biophysicist1860
microbiologist1885
phenologist1888
biometrician1901
biometricist1902
bug chaser1911
psychobiologist1914
biotechnologist1920
sociobiologist1920
bioengineer1931
biotechnician1940
developmental biologist1940
neurobiologist1942
radiobiologist1946
virologist1946
photobiologist1958
prebiologist1963
mycoplasmologist1966
chronobiologist1976
genomicist1995
1946 Nature 2 Nov. 601/2 Radiobiologists should be grateful for accurate data such as these.
1993 Environmental & Molecular Mutagenesis 22 198 The early radiobiologists..considered the chromosome ‘target’ as a visible thread that could be physically broken by ionizing radiation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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