radiology

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.

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radi·o·logi·cal (--lj-kl), radi·o·logic (-ljk) adj.

radi·o·logi·cal·ly adv.

radi·olo·gist n.

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radiology [ray-dee-ol-a-jee]

Noun

the use of X-rays and radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

radiologist n

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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.

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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

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the medical specialty involving the use of radiation for diagnosis and therapy. — radiologist, n. — radiologie, radiological, adj.

See also: Medical Specialties

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	radiology - 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 radioscopy 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] n → radiología

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radiology [reɪdɪˈɔlədʒɪ] n → radiologie f

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radiology [reɪdɪˈɔlədʒɪ] radio n → Radiologie f

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radiology [reɪdɪˈɔlədʒɪ] n → radiologia

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radiology

n radiology [reidiˈolədʒi]

1 the branch of medicine involving the use of radioactive substances and radiation in the diagnosis (and treatment) of diseases. radiologie راديولوجيا: الطِّب الأشْعاعي радиология rentgenologie radiologi die Röntgenkunde ακτινολογία radiología radioloogia پرتو شناسی؛ رادیو لژی sädehoito-oppi radiologie רַדיוֹלוֹגיָה विकिरण चिकित्सा विज्ञान radiologija radiológia radiologi geislunarlækningar radiologia 放射線医学 방사선과 rentgenologija rentgenoloģija perubatan radiologi radiologie radiologi rentgenologia radiologia radiologie рентгенология röntgenológia rentgenologija radiologija radiologi การใช้รังสีรักษาโรค radyoloji 放射醫學 радіологія تابکاری علاج ngành X-quang 放射医学

2 the scientific study of (the use of) radioactive substances and radiation. radiologie عِلْم المواد المُشِعَّه радиология radiologie radiologi die Strahlenkunde ραδιολογία radiología radioloogia پرتو شناسی säteilyoppi radiologie רַדיוֹלוֹגיָה एक्स किरण चिकित्सा विज्ञान studij radiologije radiológia penelitian radioaktif geislunarfræði radiologia 放射線学 방사선학 radiologija radioloģija radiologi radiologie radiologi radiologia radiologia radiologie радиология rádiológia radiologija radiologija radiologi รังสีวิทยา radyoloji, ışın bilimi 放射線學 рентгенологічне дослідження علم تابکاری ngành nghiên cứu chất phóng xạ 放射线学

n radiˈologist

radioloog راديولوجي: إخْتِصاصي باسْتِعْمال الطّاقَة الإشْعاعِيَّه радиолог radiolog radiolog der Radiologe,die Radiologin ραδιολόγος radiólogo radioloog رادیو لژیست؛ پرتو شناس radiologi radiologue רַדיוֹלוֹג विकिरण चिकित्सक, एक्स किरण चिकित्सक inženjer radiologije radiológus ahli radiologi sérfræðingur í geislafræði radiologo 放射線学者 방사선 학자 radiologas radiologs pakar radilogi r{#225}{#148}{#225}ntgenoloog røntgenlege, radiolog radiolog radiologista radiolog радиолог rádiológ radiolog radiolog radiolog แพทย์รังสีวิทยา radyolog 放射學家 радіолог تابکاری طبیب chuyên gia X-quang 放射学家