irradiation

nouns

the condition of being exposed to radiation
irradiation
is derived from
irradiate
is a type of (narrower)
a state at a particular time
"a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
condition, status
a column of light (as from a beacon)
beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light
is derived from
irradiate
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
irradiation
domain category
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
physiology
is a type of (narrower)
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
spread, spreading
the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
irradiation
is a type of (narrower)
an erroneous mental representation
illusion, semblance
(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
irradiation
is a type of (narrower)
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy