单词 | radiology |
释义 | radiology (once / 14223 pages) n In medicine, radiology is the specialty that deals with imaging techniques to diagnose or treat disease. If you need an x-ray of your broken thumb, you need an expert in radiology. The area of a hospital where x-rays or MRIs are taken might be referred to as radiology: "We need to get a look at your brain. We'll send you down to radiology." Radiology also takes the form of ultrasound and CT scans, and all of these various techniques are performed by a radiologist. The Latin root is radiationem, "a shining." WORD FAMILYradiology: radiological, radiologist+/radiologist: radiologists USAGE EXAMPLESFenwick, the manager of radiology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, said most boats docked there were bought used or repossessed. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) None of the radiology places I use accepted his insurance, but my staff finally found one that did. Wall Street Journal(Dec 04, 2016) The site has no air-conditioned spaces, apart from the mammogram and radiology trucks. The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016) 1n the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation Hyper medical science the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease 2n (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation Syn|Hypo|Hyper radioscopy fluoroscopy examination of body structures using a fluoroscope imaging, tomography (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |
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