Irradiation
[n] (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
[n] (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
[n] the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
[n] (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
[n] a column of light (as from a beacon)
[n] the condition of being exposed to radiation
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Synonyms
actinotherapy, beam, beam of light, light beam, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light
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anhydration, arc lighting, black and white, blast-freezing, bottling, brining, canning, chiaroscuro, cobalt therapy, contrast, corning, curietherapy, curing, decorative lighting, dehydration, desiccation, direct lighting, dry-curing, drying, electric ligh