roentgenology
[ rent-guh-nol-uh-jee, -juh-, ruhnt- ]
noun
the branch of medicine dealing with diagnosis and therapy through x-rays.
Origin of roentgenology
1First recorded in 1910–15; roentgeno- + -logy
Other words from roentgenology
- roent·gen·o·log·ic [rent-guh-nl-oj-ik, -juh-, ruhnt-], /ˌrɛnt gə nlˈɒdʒ ɪk, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt-/, roent·gen·o·log·i·cal, adjective
- roent·gen·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- roent·gen·ol·o·gist, noun
Words Nearby roentgenology
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How to use roentgenology in a sentence
The study’s results were published in the American Journal of roentgenology last month.
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British Dictionary definitions for roentgenology
roentgenology
rntgenology
/ (ˌrɒntɡəˈnɒlɒdʒɪ, -tjə-, ˌrɛnt-) /
noun
an obsolete name for radiology
Derived forms of roentgenology
- roentgenological or rntgenological (ˌrɒntɡənəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, -tjə-, ˌrɛnt-), adjective
- roentgenologically or rntgenologically, adverb
- roentgenologist or rntgenologist, noun
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