Synonyms for radiation

Other words for “radiation”, grouped by meaning.

We found 7 synonyms for “radiation”. The most common are radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radioactivity, radiotherapy, radiation therapy.

noun 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

Synonymsradiation sickness radiation syndrome

noun the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

Synonymsradioactivity

noun (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

Synonymsradiotherapy radiation therapy actinotherapy irradiation

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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