radiology

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi//
United States//ˌɹeɪdiˈɑlədʒi//

The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).

noun

1
The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).
2
obsoleteThe use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment (which today is the province of nuclear medicine).

Etymology

From radio- + -logy.

radio · The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or…Radio · A surname.radioactive · Exhibiting radioactivity.

radiology · The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including…

radius · The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.Rae · A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname. A variant…Raf · A diminutive of the male given name Rafael.

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