adj 1  :  arranged or having parts arranged like rays  2  :  of, relating to, or situated near the radius or the thumb side of the hand or forearm <the aspect of the hand>   3  :  developing uniformly around a central axis < cleavage of an egg>  ra*di*al*ly adv 
, n :  a body part (as an artery) lying near or following the course of the radius .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  rad·u·la  rat·tle  rit·u·al 
 
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