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

Garcia worked in patient care at Lenox Hill Hospital and hoped to become a radiologist. —Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026

But radiologists are still employed because some insurance companies will refuse to pay claims unless they are overseen by radiologists and cannot be done exclusively by AI, officials said. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026

On the ground, practicing radiologists say AI cannot simulate the humanity involved in their jobs. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 May 2026

Compared to radiologists who reviewed the scans, AI was three times better at identifying the early signs of cancer. —Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 3 May 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