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