Medical Term:
ray
Pronunciation: rā
Definition:
- A beam of light, heat, or other form of radiation. The rays from radium and other radioactive substances are produced by a spontaneous disintegration of the atom; they are electrically charged particles or electromagnetic waves of extremely short wavelength.
- A part or branch that extends radially from a structure.
[L. radius]
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