Synonyms for Radiation
ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃənra·di·a·tion

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1. radiationnoun

   energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radioactivity, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation syndrome

2. radiationnoun

   the act of spreading outward from a central source

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radioactivity, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation syndrome

3. radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiationnoun

   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

   "he was suffering from radiation"

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, radiotherapy, radioactivity, irradiation

4. radiation, radioactivitynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation, radioactivity, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, radiotherapy, irradiation

5. radiationnoun

   the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radioactivity, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation syndrome

6. radiationnoun

   a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radioactivity, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation syndrome

7. radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, beam of light, light beam, radiation, shaft, ray of light, beam, ray, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, radiotherapy, radioactivity, irradiation, shaft of light

Matched Categories

1. • Emission
   • Energy
   • Medicine
   • Natural Process
   • Neural Structure
   • Spread
   • Syndrome
   • Therapy

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. radiationnoun

   Synonyms:
   irradiance, irradiation, emission of rays

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. radiationnoun

   Synonyms:
   irradiance, irradiation, divergence

   Antonyms:
   convergence

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1. List of paraphrases for "radiation":

   radiological, irradiation, write-offs, deregistration, cancellation, de-listing, write-off, radiotherapy, outreach, radioactive, delisting, rays, radioactivity, radiated, radiative, irradiance, radiating, deletions, radii, ionizing, reach, graduation, deletion, radiant, atomic

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. radiation

   Synonyms:
   Illustration The symbol is the internationally sanctioned indicator for the presence of radioactivity; well-known effects of radiation include changes in cells, especially those with rapid turnover-e.g., colon, haematopoietic tissues

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1. Charlies Limoli:

   I'd be more concerned if we went into space not knowing what the potential adverse consequences are for astronauts, this is not a deal breaker. The radiation problem is however, perhaps one of the biggest problems we will have to solve for travel beyond our solar system - where the total doses and times of exposure will be greatly magnified.

2. Naamit Kurshan Gerber:

   So we’ve had evidence before this paper that in women over 70, adding radiation lowers the risk of local recurrence, but it doesn’t change survival. And this study is really adding to the weight of that evidence, but it’s also, of course, lowering the age from 70 to 65, the role of radiation in these women is really reducing this risk of local recurrence, which it does, but there’s really no effect on overall survival.

3. Jason Dittmann:

   I hope that we can go after both of these systems' atmospheres so that we can compare them to each other, it's great that we have two systems, one in each flavor, so that we can actually see if this high-energy radiation actually does make a difference.

4. Vershalee Shukla:

   We are one of three in the country and so the benefit of this ultrasound is it images the breast using water and transmission ultrasound and so it's safer to do where there's no radiation, it's not painful there's no compression.

5. Joe Sheahan:

   This bomb goes off, who do you call, who do you Google, there’s no one … those blasts did significant damage to the property, not only in radiation.