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radiology
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ra·di·ol·o·gy  (rd-l-j)
n.
1. The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
2. The use of ionizing radiation for medical diagnosis, especially the use of x-rays in medical radiography or fluoroscopy.
3. The use of radiation for the scientific examination of material structures; radioscopy.

radi·o·logi·cal (--lj-kl), radi·o·logic (-ljk) adj.
radi·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
radi·olo·gist n.

radiology [ray-dee-ol-a-jee]
Noun
the use of X-rays and radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
radiologist n

radiology  (rd-l-j)
The branch of medicine that deals with diagnostic images of anatomic structures through the use of electromagnetic radiation or sound waves and that treats disease through the use of radioactive compounds. Radiologic imaging techniques include x-rays, CAT scans, PET scans, MRIs, and ultrasonograms.

radiology
1. the science that studies x rays or radiation from radioactive substances, esp. for medical purposes.
2. the examination or photographing of parts of the body with such rays.
3. the interpretation of the resulting photographs. — radiologist, n.radiologie, radiological, adj.
See also: Radiation
the medical specialty involving the use of radiation for diagnosis and therapy. — radiologist, n. — radiologie, radiological, adj.
See also: Medical Specialties
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.radiologyradiology - the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
radioscopy, radiology - (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
tracer - (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes
target organ - (radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance
medical science - the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
2.radiology - (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
tomography, imaging - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
fluoroscopy - examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
radiology - the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
Translations

radiology [reɪdɪˈɔlədʒɪ] nradiología
radiology [reɪdɪˈɔlədʒɪ] nradiologie f
radiology [reɪdɪˈɔlədʒɪ] radio nRadiologie f
radiology [reɪdɪˈɔlədʒɪ] nradiologia

radiology
n radiology [reidiˈolədʒi]
1 the branch of medicine involving the use of radioactive substances and radiation in the diagnosis (and treatment) of diseases. radiologieراديولوجيا: الطِّب الأشْعاعيрадиологияrentgenologieradiologidie Röntgenkundeακτινολογίαradiologíaradioloogiaپرتو شناسی؛ رادیو لژیsädehoito-oppiradiologieרַדיוֹלוֹגיָהविकिरण चिकित्सा विज्ञानradiologijaradiológiaradiologigeislunarlækningarradiologia放射線医学방사선과rentgenologijarentgenoloģijaperubatan radiologiradiologieradiologirentgenologiaradiologiaradiologieрентгенологияröntgenológiarentgenologijaradiologijaradiologiการใช้รังสีรักษาโรคradyoloji放射醫學радіологіяتابکاری علاجngành X-quang
2 the scientific study of (the use of) radioactive substances and radiation. radiologieعِلْم المواد المُشِعَّهрадиологияradiologieradiologidie Strahlenkundeραδιολογίαradiologíaradioloogiaپرتو شناسیsäteilyoppiradiologieרַדיוֹלוֹגיָהएक्स किरण चिकित्सा विज्ञानstudij radiologijeradiológiapenelitian radioaktifgeislunarfræðiradiologia放射線学방사선학radiologijaradioloģijaradiologiradiologieradiologiradiologiaradiologiaradiologieрадиологияrádiológiaradiologijaradiologijaradiologiรังสีวิทยาradyoloji, ışın bilimi放射線學рентгенологічне дослідженняعلم تابکاریngành nghiên cứu chất phóng xạ线
n ˌradiˈologist
radioloogراديولوجي: إخْتِصاصي باسْتِعْمال الطّاقَة الإشْعاعِيَّهрадиологradiologradiologder Radiologe,die Radiologinραδιολόγοςradiólogoradioloogرادیو لژیست؛ پرتو شناسradiologiradiologueרַדיוֹלוֹגविकिरण चिकित्सक, एक्स किरण चिकित्सकinženjer radiologijeradiológusahli radiologisérfræðingur í geislafræðiradiologo放射線学者방사선 학자radiologasradiologspakar radilogir{#225}{#148}{#225}ntgenoloogrøntgenlege, radiologradiologradiologistaradiologрадиологrádiológradiologradiologradiologแพทย์รังสีวิทยาradyolog放射學家радіологتابکاری طبیبchuyên gia X-quang

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