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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The branch of medicine that deals with diagnostic images of anatomic structures made through the use of electromagnetic radiation or sound waves and that treats disease through the use of radioactive compounds. Radiological imaging techniques include x-rays, CT scans, PET scans, MRIs, and ultrasonograms.
  • noun The use of radiation for the scientific examination of material structures; radioscopy.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The science and art of the production and therapeutic application of X-rays or the rays from radioactive substances.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine The use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment.
  • noun medicine The use of radiation (including ionizing radiation, especially X-rays) in diagnosis, usually through the formation of images.
  • noun Radioscopy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
  • noun the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation

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