Radiation enteropathy
Encyclopedia
Radiation enteropathy or radiation enteritis is the syndrome that develops after the intestine
is exposed to radiation
.
Intestine
In human anatomy, the intestine is the segment of the alimentary canal extending from the pyloric sphincter of the stomach to the anus and, in humans and other mammals, consists of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine...
is exposed to radiation
Radiation
In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space. There are two distinct types of radiation; ionizing and non-ionizing...
.