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radiological

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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.

radiological [ˌreɪdɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl]
adj
1. (Medicine) of, relating to, or concerning radiology or the equipment used in radiology
2. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) of, relating to, or involving radioactive materials radiological warfare
radiologically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.radiological - of or relating to radiology
Translations
radiological [ˌreɪdɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJradiológico
radiological
adjradiologisch


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