RADIOLOGY - 6 definitions found
radiology n 1: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation 2: (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation [syn: radioscopy, radiology] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) radiology noun Date: 1900 1. a branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy (as X-rays) or radioactive material in the diagnosis and treatment of disease 2. the science of radioactive substances and high-energy radiations Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary radiology Radiology is the branch of medical science that uses X-rays and radioactive substances to treat diseases. N-UNCOUNT English Explanatory Dictionary radiology ˌreɪdɪˈɔlədʒɪ n. the scientific study of X-rays and other high-energy radiation, esp. as used in medicine. øøradiologic adj. radiological adj. radiologist n. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 35 Moby Thesaurus words for "radiology": X-ray photometry, X-ray spectrometry, atom-tagging, atomic science, atomics, atomistics, atomology, curiescopy, fluoroscopy, mass spectrography, mass spectrometry, molecular physics, nuclear chemistry, nuclear physics, orthodiagraphy, photofluorography, quantum mechanics, radiation physics, radiobiology, radiochemistry, radiography, radiological physics, radiometallography, radiometry, radiopathology, radioscopy, radiotechnology, radiotherapy, roentgenography, roentgenology, roentgenoscopy, spectroradiometry, thermionics, tracer investigation, wave mechanics |
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