| NOUN | state | irradiation | the condition of being exposed to radiation |
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| phenomenon | irradiation, beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light | a column of light (as from a beacon) | |
| event | irradiation | (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex | |
| cognition | irradiation | the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background | |
| cognition | irradiation | (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus | |
| act | irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy | (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance |
| Sounds | ihrey.diyey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The condition of being exposed to radiation. | |
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| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Verbs | irradiate | expose to radiation |
| Meaning | A column of light (as from a beacon). | |
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| Synonyms | beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light | |
| Narrower | heat ray | A ray that produces a thermal effect |
| high beam | The beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination | |
| laser beam | A beam of light generated by a laser | |
| low beam | The beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance | |
| moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray | A ray of moonlight | |
| sunbeam, sunray | A ray of sunlight | |
| Broader | light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
| Spanish | haz de luz, haz, irradiación, rayo de luz, rayo | |
| Catalan | raig | |
| Verbs | irradiate | cast rays of light upon |
| Meaning | (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex. | |
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| Category | physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
| Broader | spread, spreading | Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space |
| Meaning | The apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background. | |
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| Broader | illusion, semblance | An erroneous mental representation |
| Meaning | (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus. | |
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| Broader | generalization, generalisation, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation | (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus |
| Meaning | (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance. | |
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| Synonyms | radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy | |
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Narrower | X-ray therapy | The therapeutic use of X rays |
| phototherapy | The use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn | |
| radium therapy, Curietherapy | The use of radium in radiation therapy | |
| Broader | therapy | (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) |
| Spanish | irradiación, radioterapia | |
| Catalan | radioteràpia | |
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