Definition of Irradiation
Noun
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(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- radiation therapy
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(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
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the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
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(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
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a column of light (as from a beacon)
- beam of light
- light beam
- ray of light
- shaft of light
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the condition of being exposed to radiation
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