Irradiation — synonyms, definition

1. irradiation (Noun)

actinotherapy beam beam of light light beam radiation radiation therapy radiotherapy ray ray of light shaft shaft of light

irradiation (Noun) — The condition of being exposed to radiation.

irradiation (Noun) — A column of light (as from a beacon).

irradiation (Noun) — (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex.

irradiation (Noun) — The apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background.

irradiation (Noun) — (Pavlovian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus.

irradiation (Noun) — (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance.

condition generalisation generalization illusion light semblance spread spreading status stimulus generalisation stimulus generalization therapy visible light visible radiation Curietherapy X-ray therapy full beam heat ray high beam laser beam low beam moon ray moon-ray moonbeam phototherapy radium therapy sunbeam sunray