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