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irradiation vs X-ray therapy

X-ray therapy vs irradiation

irradiation and X-ray therapy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irradiation Yes No No No
X-ray therapy Yes No No No
As nouns, X-ray therapy is a hyponym of irradiation; that is, X-ray therapy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than irradiation:
  • irradiation: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
  • X-ray therapy: the therapeutic use of X rays
Other hyponyms of irradiation include phototherapy, Curietherapy, radium therapy.
irradiation (noun) X-ray therapy (noun)
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance the therapeutic use of X rays
the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
a column of light (as from a beacon)
the condition of being exposed to radiation
Difference between irradiation and X-ray therapy

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