anti-radiation
adjective
an路ti-ra路di路a路tion
| \ 藢an-t墨-藢r膩-d膿-藞膩-sh蓹n
, 藢an-t膿-\
, 藢an-t膿-\
variants:
or less commonly antiradiation
Definition of anti-radiation
1
military
: designed to destroy radar or other sources of radio transmissions
At the same time, anti-radiation missiles (i.e., missiles designed specifically to be used against radar and other electronic sites) were launched from the fighters and followed the radar beam to its source.— Peter Hellman
2
medical
: counteracting the harmful effects of radiation on the body
The only anti-radiation drug now being stockpiled is potassium iodide, which helps protect against the long-term risk of thyroid cancer.— Penni Crabtree anti-radiation pills
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anti-radiation
adjective
an路ti-ra路di路a路tion
| \ -藢r膩d-膿-藞膩-sh蓹n
\
\
variants:
also antiradiation
Medical Definition of anti-radiation
: counteracting the harmful effects of radiation on the body
The only anti-radiation drug now being stockpiled is potassium iodide, which helps protect against the long-term risk of thyroid cancer.— Penni Crabtree, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2003