radiobiology

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English radio- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. New Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English radiobiology From radio- + biology.

1. The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms
2. The use of radioactive labels to study biological processes