Definition of irradiation

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Definition of irradiation

  • a column of light (as from a beacon) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beam
    2. beam of light
    3. light beam
    4. ray
    5. ray of light
    6. shaft
    7. shaft of light
  • (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. actinotherapy
    2. radiation
    3. radiation therapy
    4. radiotherapy
  • (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus (noun)
  • (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex (noun)
  • the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background (noun)
  • the condition of being exposed to radiation (noun)

See definition of irradiation in Merriam Webster