Synonyms: actinotherapy, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, irradiation
Definition: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Similar words: therapy
Definition: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Usage: the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury; he tried every treatment the doctors suggested; heat therapy gave the best relief
Synonyms: radiation
Definition: the act of spreading outward from a central source
Synonyms: radiation
Definition: a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
Similar words: neural structure
Definition: a structure that is part of the nervous system
Synonyms: radiation
Definition: the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
Similar words: spread, spreading
Definition: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
Similar words: natural action, natural process, action, activity
Definition: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Usage: the action of natural forces; volcanic activity
Synonyms: radiation
Definition: energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
Similar words: energy, free energy
Definition: (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
Usage: energy can take a wide variety of forms
Synonyms: radiation, radioactivity
Definition: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
Similar words: emission
Definition: the release of electrons from parent atoms
Synonyms: radiation, radiation sickness, radiation syndrome
Definition: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
Usage: he was suffering from radiation
Similar words: syndrome
Definition: a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease