irradiación

irradiation

noun ee-rrah-dyah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin irradiatio, from irradiare (to shine upon)

Also means

radiation

Usage Note

Irradiación covers both the emission of radiation (physics/medicine) and the spreading of light or heat outward. In a medical context it often refers to radiotherapy or the diffuse spread of pain (irradiación del dolor). Do not confuse it with radiación (radiation as a phenomenon) — irradiación emphasises the act or process of radiating outward.

Examples

"La irradiación del dolor llegó hasta el hombro."

Natural Translation

The radiation of the pain reached the shoulder.

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