radiology
The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially…The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).
» Sami was studying radiology.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).
Radiologie, Röntgenologie
радиоло́гияradiológija, рентгеноло́гияrentgenológija
(obsolete, uncountable)The use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment (which today is the province of nuclear medicine).
- the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
- (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
Examples
2 sentencesSami was studying radiology.
A number of imaging techniques are employed in radiology, such as X-ray, MRI, and ultrasound.
Translations
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Origin
From radio- + -logy.From radio- + -logy.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation:radioscopy
Word family
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