'Radioactivity' is the energy and mass released by spontaneous changes in the nucleus of an atom. However, 'Radiation' is energy that travels ('radiates') as waves or particles. Heat, light, sound, microwaves, radar, radio waves, X-rays, alpha and beta particles, and gamma rays are all forms of radiation.
For medicine, see etiology (medicine) . Etiology (/iËtiËÉlÉdÊi/ ; alternatively aetiology or aetiology) Ã¦tiology is the study of, causation or. Origination the word is derived from The greek, Î±á¼°ÏÎ¹Î¿Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±, aitiologia giving a reason (for, Î±á¼°ÏÎ¯Î±, aitia; cause -and, -Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±). logiatiology (/iËtiËÉlÉdÊi/ ; alternatively aetiology or aetiology) Ã¦tiology is the study of, causation or. origination
The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) (Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis) are complex genetic diseases which most likely have more than 20 genes contributing to the clinical phenotypes.