Radial
Pertaining to the radius, the smaller bone in the forearm. The radial artery is so named because of its proximity to the radius.
Pertaining to the radius of a circle.
Spreading from a central point. A radial keratotomy is an eye operation in which incisions are made in the cornea that resemble the spokes in a wheel.
The word “radial” comes from the Latin “radius” meaning a spoke in a wheel which this bone was thought to resemble. The word “radiation” is derived from the same Latin word — “radius.”
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- Radial keratotomy
An eye surgery procedure designed to flatten the cornea, reducing its optical power, to correct nearsightedness (myopia). In the procedure, incisions (cuts) are made in the cornea. The procedure is said to be radial because the incisions resemble the spokes in a bicycle wheel.
- Radiate
To spread out from a central area. For example, sciatic pain may radiate outward from the lower back.
- Radiation during pregnancy
Prenatal radiation exposure.
- Radiation fibrosis
Scarring of the lungs from radiation. Radiation fibrosis is a consequence of the repair process that follows radiation pneumonitis (inflammation of the lungs due to radiation), as from radiation therapy. Radiation fibrosis typically occurs within months to a few years after the completion of radiation treatments. Whereas the inflammation of radiation pneumonitis is often reversible […]
- Radiation menopause
Menopause induced by radiation.