radiologist

noun

ra·​di·​ol·​o·​gist ˌrā-dē-ˈä-lə-jist 

: a physician specializing in medical radiology

Examples of radiologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Better characterization can give radiologists greater confidence to escalate suspicious findings to PET/CT, biopsy or specialist referral rather than risking growth during surveillance. — Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

There’s huge potential for a product that can reduce the administrative and workflow problems that eat up radiologists’ time. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026

What the marketing tends to leave out is what radiologists keep saying out loud. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

About 15% to 30% of all diagnostic imaging in adult patients contains at least one incidental finding, according to Matthew Davenport, MD, a radiologist at the University of Michigan. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for radiologist

• apologist
• biologist
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• ethnologist
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• neurologist
• oncologist
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• psychologist
• technologist

Medical Definition

radiologist

noun

ra·​di·​ol·​o·​gist ˌrād-ē-ˈäl-ə-jəst 

: a physician specializing in the use of radiant energy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes