therapy vs irradiation

irradiation vs therapy

therapy and irradiation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
therapy	Yes	No	No	No
irradiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, irradiation is a hyponym of therapy; that is, irradiation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than therapy:

therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
irradiation: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

Other hyponyms of therapy include aromatherapy, chemotherapy, correction, electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, heliotherapy, insolation, hormone-replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy, HRT, immunotherapy, infrared therapy, inflation therapy, electromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontophoresis, iontotherapy, medication, megavitamin therapy, occupational therapy, physiatrics, physical therapy, physiotherapy, botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy, psychotherapy, actinotherapy, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, shock therapy, shock treatment, speech therapy, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy.

therapy (noun)	irradiation (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)	(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
	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 therapy and irradiation

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