radiosensitive

[rey-dee-oh-sen-si-tiv]

adjective

Pathology.

1. (of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays, rays from radioactive material, or the like.

radiosensitive

/ ˌreɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv /

adjective

1. affected by or sensitive to radiation

Other Word Forms

• radiosensitivity noun
• radiosensitively adverb
• radiosensibility noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of radiosensitive¹

First recorded in 1915–20; radio- + sensitive

Example Sentences

The approach is reserved for the imaging of parts of the body for which these multiple X-ray exposures is deemed safe, generally excluding "radiosensitive" breast tissue.

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The risk is higher in children, who are more radiosensitive than adults.

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