Definition of radiology
1 : a branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy (such as X-rays) or radioactive material in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
2 : the science of radioactive substances and high-energy radiations
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The bride's father, a radiologist, is the chairman of radiology in the diagnostic imaging department at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover.
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Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin will open on Monday part of a state-of-the-art interventional radiology lab to help patients facing a variety of cancers, hypertension, vascular and liver conditions, plus other maladies.
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Since the program’s launch in 2012, more than 9,000 employees have pursued degrees in such fields as game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology.
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And Dr. Ernest Sternglass, a radiology professor at the University of Pittsburgh journeyed 200 miles to address a rally in Harrisburg, the state capital.
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Orthopedic surgeries would be performed at the center, which would also have a radiology component and a patient care wing on the second floor.
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The next step is more challenging—convincing radiology lab technicians to use machines intended to diagnose fractures to reveal the inner workings of faux robots.
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First Known Use of radiology
1900
RADIOLOGY Defined for English Language Learners
radiology
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medical : a branch of medicine that uses some forms of radiation (such as X-rays) to diagnose and treat diseases
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radiology
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radiologies
1: the science of radioactive substances and high-energy radiations
2: a branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy (as X-rays or ultrasound) in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
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