Definitions of irradiation
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(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
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synonyms:
actinotherapy, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy
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types:
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phototherapy
the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
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Curietherapy, radium therapy
the use of radium in radiation therapy
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X-ray therapy
the therapeutic use of X rays
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type of:
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therapy
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
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phototherapy
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the condition of being exposed to radiation
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a column of light (as from a beacon)
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synonyms:
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light
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heat ray
a ray that produces a thermal effect
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high beam
the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination
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moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam
a ray of moonlight
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sunbeam, sunray
a ray of sunlight
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laser beam
a beam of light generated by a laser
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low beam
the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
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infrared ray
a ray of infrared radiation; produces a thermal effect (as from an infrared lamp)
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type of:
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light, visible light, visible radiation
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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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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type of:
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generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
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generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization
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(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
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the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
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