irradiation
(noun)
noun
1. the condition of being exposed to radiation
Definition categories: state, condition, status
2. a column of light (as from a beacon)
Similar word(s): beam, ray, shaft
Definition categories: phenomenon, light
3. (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
Definition categories: event, spread, spreading
4. the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
Definition categories: thought, illusion, semblance
5. (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
Definition categories: thought, generalisation, generalization
6. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Similar word(s): actinotherapy, radiation, radiotherapy