Curietherapy vs radiation

radiation vs Curietherapy

Curietherapy and radiation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Curietherapy	Yes	No	No	No
radiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, radiation is a hypernym of Curietherapy; that is, radiation is a word with a broader meaning than Curietherapy:

Curietherapy: the use of radium in radiation therapy
radiation: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

Other hypernyms of Curietherapy include actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy.

Curietherapy (noun)	radiation (noun)
the use of radium in radiation therapy	the act of spreading outward from a central source
	(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
	a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
	the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
	energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
	the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
	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

Difference between Curietherapy and radiation

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