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treatment vs radiation

radiation vs treatment

treatment and radiation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
treatment Yes No No No
radiation Yes No No No
As nouns, radiation is a hyponym of treatment; that is, radiation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than treatment:
  • treatment: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
  • radiation: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Other hyponyms of treatment 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, irradiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, shock therapy, shock treatment, speech therapy, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy.
treatment (noun) radiation (noun)
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) the act of spreading outward from a central source
the management of someone or something (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.) a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
a manner of dealing with something artistically the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic 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
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