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irradiation vs therapy

therapy vs irradiation

irradiation and therapy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irradiation Yes No No No
therapy Yes No No No
As nouns, therapy is a hypernym of irradiation; that is, therapy is a word with a broader meaning than irradiation:
  • irradiation: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
  • therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Other hypernyms of irradiation include treatment.
irradiation (noun) therapy (noun)
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
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 therapy

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