Etymology

radiobiology

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Today it means: The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms. Full definition →

English biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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The story

  1. Englishradio-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  3. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  4. New Latinbiologia
  5. Englishbiology
  6. English todayradiobiology

From radio- + biology.

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