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Vinony

radioprotection

noun

  1. protection against ionizing radiation
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English radio- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Late Latin pro- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Late Latin tegō Late Latin prōtegō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin prōtēctiōder. Old Frenchbor. Middle English English protection English radioprotection From radio- + protection.

  1. Any form of protection against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation, especially caused by artificial sources.