radiology

CEFRC1

/ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The medical use of images to diagnose and treat illness.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment (which today is the province of nuclear medicine).

Examples

  • A number of imaging techniques are employed in radiology, such as X-ray, MRI, and ultrasound.

  • Sami was studying radiology.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The doctor sent me to the blank department for an X-ray of my chest.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From radio- + -logy.