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Irradiation

nounid 74569·updated May 18, 2026
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(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus

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Irradiations
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Irradiation's
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Irradiations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
§2
(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
§3
the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
§4
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
§5
a column of light (as from a beacon)
§6
the condition of being exposed to radiation

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