roent·gen·ol·o·gy

(rĕnt′gə-nŏl′ə-jē, -jə-, rŭnt′-)

Radiology employing x-rays.

roent′gen·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), roent′gen·o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

roent′gen·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

roent′gen·ol′o·gist n.

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roentgenology

(ˌrɒntɡəˈnɒlədʒɪ; -tjə-; ˌrɛnt-) or

röntgenology

(Medicine) an obsolete name for radiology

roentgenological, röntgenological adj

ˌroentgenoˈlogically, ˌröntgenoˈlogically adv

ˌroentgenˈologist, ˌröntgenˈologist n

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roent•gen•ol•o•gy

(ˌrɛnt gəˈnɒl ə dʒi, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt-)

n.

the branch of medicine dealing with diagnosis and therapy through x-rays.

[1910–15; roentgen (ray) earlier name for x-rays (after W. K. Roentgen, their discoverer) + -o- + -logy]

roent`gen•o•log′ic (-nlˈɒdʒ ɪk) roent`gen•o•log′i•cal, adj.

roent`gen•ol′o•gist, n.

roentgenology, röntgenology

the science and use of x rays, especially in the diagnosis and treatment of illness and disease. — roentgenologist, röntgenologist, n.

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