Synonyms for Radiation (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (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):
radiation sickness, radiation syndrome
WordNet sense 2 (the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay):
radioactivity
WordNet sense 3 ((medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance):
irradiation, radiotherapy, actinotherapy, radiation therapy
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