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roentgenology /roent·gen·ol·o·gy/ (-ol´-ah-je) radiology.
roent·gen·ol·o·gy (rntg-nl-j, -j-, rnt-)
n.
Radiology using x-rays.

roentgen·olo·gist n.

roentgenology.
See radiology.

radiology [ra″de-ol´ah-je]
the branch of medical science dealing with use of x-rays, radioactive substances, and other forms of radiant energy in diagnosis and treatment of disease. adj., adj radiolog´ic, radiolog´ical.
interventional radiology the branch of radiology concerned with providing diagnosis and treatment of disease by a variety of percutaneous procedures performed under the guidance of radiologic imaging.

roentgenology


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