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radiology
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radiology /ra·di·ol·o·gy/ (ra″de-ol´ah-je) that branch of the health sciences dealing with radioactive substances and radiant energy and with the diagnosis and treatment of disease by means of both ionizing (e.g., x-rays) and nonionizing (e.g., ultrasound) radiation.radiolog´icradiolog´ical
ra·di·ol·o·gy (rd-l-j)
n.
1. The branch of medicine that makes diagnostic images of anatomic structures through the use of electromagnetic radiation or sound waves and that treats disease through the use of radioactive compounds. Radiological imaging techniques include x-rays, CAT scans, PET scans, MRIs, and ultrasonograms.
2. The use of radiation for the scientific examination of material structures; radioscopy.

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

radiology
[-ol′əjē]
Etymology: L, radius + logos, science
the branch of medicine concerned with radioactive substances and with the diagnosis and treatment of disease by visualizing any of the various sources of radiant energy. Three subbranches of radiology are diagnostic radiology, imaging using external sources of radiation; nuclear medicine, imaging radioactive materials that are placed into body organs; and therapeutic radiology, the treatment of cancer using radiation. Formerly called roentgenology. radiologic, radiological, adj.

radiology (rā·dē·ˑ·l·jē),
n 1. the science of radiation; the sources of radiation; and the biological, physical, and chemical effects of radiation.
2. medical imaging using radiation, radionuclides, nuclear magnetic resonance, and ultrasound for treating illness.

radiology (rā´dēol´jē),
n 1. the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of ionizing radiation.
n 2. the science of radiant energy, its use toward the extension of present knowledge, and its diverse beneficial applications.
radiology, oral,
n all phases of the science and art of radiology that are of interest to the dental profession. Oral radiology involves the generation and application of roentgen rays for the purpose of recording shadow images of teeth and their supporting tissues, adjacent regions, and associated parts. It also includes the interpretation of the radiographic findings.

radiology
the branch of science dealing with use of x-rays, radioactive substances, and other forms of radiant energy in diagnosis and treatment of disease.

veterinary radiology
dealing with the diseases of animals by radiological methods.

radiology 
A science dealing with techniques that use radiant energy (e.g. X-rays) for diagnosis and therapy. See fluorescein angiography; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography.

radiology
Roentgenology The use of ionizing–eg, x-rays, and nonionizing–eg, ultrasound and MRI–radiation, to diagnose and treat disease. See Interventional radiology, Teleradiology.


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