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

For instance, radiologists can spend less time on documentation and more time on patient-facing decisions, while therapists can reduce administrative overhead and devote more attention to clients. —Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

More patients, more scans to review, more human radiologists needed. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026

From its earliest prototypes, the company invited interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists into the engineering process — not just to test devices, but to define what problems needed solving. —Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026

Alvarez Westwood, an interventional breast imaging radiologist, has long been connected to causes focused on early breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. —Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for radiologist

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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