radiosensitiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌreɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsᵻtɪv/, U.S.

/ˌreɪdioʊˈsɛnsədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: radio- comb. form², sensitive adj.

Etymology: < radio- comb. form² + sensitive adj. Compare earlier radiosensitivity n.

Chiefly Biology and Medicine.

Esp. of living cells or tissue: sensitive or susceptible to the action of ionizing radiation.

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radiosensitive1920

1920 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 7 53/1 Remarkable examples of radio-sensitive tumors are ectodermal and basal-celled epitheliomata derived from the basal-celled layers of the epidermis.

1956 C. Auerbach Genetics in Atomic Age viii. 80 Tissues in which division is going on are so much more radiosensitive than tissues in which cell division has ceased.

1983 J. R. S. Fincham Genetics i. 13 After several more minutes the DNA was extracted from the cells, spread on a slide, dried and covered with radiosensitive film.

2000 L. Bowman in R. G. Steen & J. Mirro Childhood Cancer xl. 405 Neuroblastoma is generally a radiosensitive tumor, and radiation can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy as a primary treatment modality or for local tumor control.

Derivatives

radioˈsensitiveness n. = radiosensitivity n.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > immunogenesis > sensitization > [noun] > sensitivity

sensibility?a1425

radiosensitivity1913

radiosensitiveness1921

1921 Arch. Radiol. & Electrotherapy 25 348 A further factor in tissues is the blood or lymph content; the more this is, the more is the radio-sensitiveness.

2000 Jrnl. Laryngol. & Otol. 114 53 The radiosensitiveness of tumour cells..was clinically masked by the increased amyloid deposition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	radiosensitive
释义	radiosensitiveadj. Brit. /ˌreɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsᵻtɪv/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˈsɛnsədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: radio- comb. form², sensitive adj. Etymology: < radio- comb. form² + sensitive adj. Compare earlier radiosensitivity n. Chiefly Biology and Medicine. Esp. of living cells or tissue: sensitive or susceptible to the action of ionizing radiation. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > immunogenesis > sensitization > [adjective] > sensitive radiosensitive1920 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 7 53/1 Remarkable examples of radio-sensitive tumors are ectodermal and basal-celled epitheliomata derived from the basal-celled layers of the epidermis. 1956 C. Auerbach Genetics in Atomic Age viii. 80 Tissues in which division is going on are so much more radiosensitive than tissues in which cell division has ceased. 1983 J. R. S. Fincham Genetics i. 13 After several more minutes the DNA was extracted from the cells, spread on a slide, dried and covered with radiosensitive film. 2000 L. Bowman in R. G. Steen & J. Mirro Childhood Cancer xl. 405 Neuroblastoma is generally a radiosensitive tumor, and radiation can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy as a primary treatment modality or for local tumor control. Derivatives radioˈsensitiveness n. = radiosensitivity n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > immunogenesis > sensitization > [noun] > sensitivity sensibility?a1425 radiosensitivity1913 radiosensitiveness1921 1921 Arch. Radiol. & Electrotherapy 25 348 A further factor in tissues is the blood or lymph content; the more this is, the more is the radio-sensitiveness. 2000 Jrnl. Laryngol. & Otol. 114 53 The radiosensitiveness of tumour cells..was clinically masked by the increased amyloid deposition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1920
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