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

And, just as any licensed physician—whether a gynecologist or radiologist or allergist—can legally perform cosmetic procedures in their practice, the licensed physician who’s linked to a med spa can have any type of specialty. —Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025

Erwin John Carpio is a radiologist in the Philippines who recently helped the Philippines College of Radiologists draft AI guidelines. —NPR, 6 Nov. 2025

There’s a persistent myth on the internet that the pressure from the plates used in mammograms could rupture, shift or crush implants—the procedure involves having plates and pressure applied to the chest—but the radiologists say this is not true. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025

That’s why radiologists emphasize that AI is a tool, not a solution in itself. —Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for radiologist

• anthropologist
• archaeologist
• audiologist
• cardiologist
• criminologist
• dermatologist
• entomologist
• genealogist
• gerontologist
• gynaecologist
• gynecologist
• musicologist

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