'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
medÂ·iÂ·cal geÂ·netÂ·ics. 1  the study of the etiology, pathogenesis, and natural history of human diseases which are at least partially genetic in origin. Compare: clinical genetics, human genetics. 2  The study of the etiology, pathogenesis, and natural history of human diseases that are at least partially genetic in origin.