Meanings
nounradiology (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe 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).
- obsoleteuncountablemedicineThe use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment (which today is the province of nuclear medicine).
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
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Bulgarian рентгеноло́гия, радиоло́гия
- рентгеноло́гия (rentgenológija)the specialty of medical imaging
- радиоло́гия (radiológija)the specialty of medical imaging
Catalan radiologia
- radiologiathe specialty of medical imaging
Chinese Mandarin 放射線學 /放射线学, 放射學 /放射学
- 放射線學 /放射线学 (fàngshèxiànxué)the specialty of medical imaging
- 放射學 /放射学 (fàngshèxué)the specialty of medical imaging
Czech radiologie
- radiologiethe specialty of medical imaging
Danish radiologi
- radiologithe specialty of medical imaging
Dutch radiologie
- radiologiethe specialty of medical imaging
Finnish radiologia
- radiologiathe specialty of medical imaging
French radiologie
- radiologiethe specialty of medical imaging
German Radiologie, Röntgenologie
- Radiologiethe specialty of medical imaging
- Röntgenologiethe specialty of medical imaging
Hindi विकिरण विज्ञान
- विकिरण विज्ञान (vikiraṇ vijñān)the specialty of medical imaging
Icelandic geislalækningar, geislunarfræði
- geislalækningarthe specialty of medical imaging
- geislunarfræðithe specialty of medical imaging
Irish raideolaíocht
- raideolaíochtthe specialty of medical imaging
Italian radiologia
- radiologiathe specialty of medical imaging
Japanese 放射線学
- 放射線学 (hōshasengaku)the specialty of medical imaging
Korean 방사선학
- 방사선학 (bangsaseonhak)the specialty of medical imaging
Latin radiologia
- radiologiathe specialty of medical imaging
Persian رادیولوژی
- رادیولوژی (râdiyoloži)the specialty of medical imaging
Polish radiologia
- radiologiathe specialty of medical imaging
Portuguese radiologia
- radiologiathe specialty of medical imaging
Russian радиоло́гия, рентгеноло́гия
- радиоло́гия (radiológija)the specialty of medical imaging
- рентгеноло́гия (rentgenológija)the specialty of medical imaging
Spanish radiología
- radiologíathe specialty of medical imaging
Swahili radiolojia
- radiolojiathe specialty of medical imaging
Tagalog paladiglapan
- paladiglapanthe specialty of medical imaging
Turkish radyoloji
- radyolojithe specialty of medical imaging
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with radiology
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APA
radiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiology
MLA
“radiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiology. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiology.
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