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Radiology - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Radiology : (noun)
1: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use
of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
2: (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque
objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation [syn:
radioscopy]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Radiology : Radiology: The branch of medicine that uses ionizing and nonionizing radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Historically, radiology involved the use of ionizing radiation including X rays for the diagnosis of disease and X rays and gamma rays for the treatment of disease.
More recently, radiology has also embraced the use of MRI ).
Radiology is also known as roentgenology after Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen who discovered X-rays in 1895.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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