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irradiation

noun

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

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11
Starts with
I
Ends with
N
Contains
RR
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

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  1. (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus

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  1. The apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background

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  1. (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex

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  1. A column of light (as from a beacon)

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  1. The condition of being exposed to radiation

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