Irradiation
Related Definitions
[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
Synonyms
actinotherapy, beam, beam of light, light beam, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light
Related Terms
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