radionics
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌreɪdiˈɒnɪks/
- Archaic
- Many people believe in radionics as a healing method.
Examples
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Some alternative medicine practitioners use radionics to treat various ailments without scientific backing.
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The museum displayed several historical radionics machines from the early twentieth century.
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Some practitioners use radionics devices to try to diagnose and treat illnesses.
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Despite its popularity in some circles, radionics is not recognized by mainstream medicine.
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The practice of radionics is often criticized by scientists.
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She attended a workshop on radionics to learn how to diagnose health issues with energy fields.
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Many people believe that radionics can help balance energy levels and promote healing.
How Scientific
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4.0
22
4.3
- Archaic
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9.9
9
8.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
radionics = radionic (opaque) = radion + ics
Although formed from a combining form related to 'radio' plus the field-forming suffix '-ics', the term is specialized jargon (pseudoscientific) and its meaning cannot be reliably derived by an average learner.
Etymology
Radionics comes from the root rad meaning 'ray' or 'radiation', which you can see in radio and radiation, and the ending -ics that makes it sound like a system. That's why radionics names a set of devices and methods that claim to use invisible 'energy rays' to find and treat illness, even though science does not support those claims.