Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
- n. The use of ionizing radiation for medical diagnosis, especially the use of x-rays in medical radiography or fluoroscopy.
- n. The use of radiation for the scientific examination of material structures; radioscopy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The science and art of the production and therapeutic application of X-rays or the rays from radioactive substances.
Wiktionary
- n. medicine The use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment.
- n. medicine The use of radiation (including ionizing radiation, especially X-rays) in diagnosis, usually through the formation of images.
- n. Radioscopy.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
- n. the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
Examples
“Examples of cancer surveillance measures include physical examinations, blood tests and certain radiology studies.”
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“Not all blood work can be drawn from the tiny IV catheter that we use in radiology and some blood tests require special collection techniques that are done in the lab by a phlebotomist.”
“They also call radiology to arrange for an emergent MRI, which is usually difficult to get quickly.”
“WellPoint Inc. and Cigna Corp. have hired so-called radiology benefits managers, or RBMs.”
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“He's worked extensively in radiology, which is, in fact, his background.”
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“Study: On-call radiology residents accurately interpret most emergency neuroradiology CT scans”
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“On-call radiology residents generally provide accurate preliminary interpretation of emergency neuroradiology CT scans after hours when attending neuroradiologist unavailable, according to results of a large study performed at a level I trauma center published in the December issue of the”
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