roentgenology

[ rent-guh-nol-uh-jee, -juh-, ruhnt- ]
/ ˌrɛnt gəˈnɒl ə dʒi, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt- /

noun

the branch of medicine dealing with diagnosis and therapy through x-rays.

Origin of roentgenology

First 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

roentgenize, roentgeno-, roentgenogram, roentgenograph, roentgenography, roentgenology, roentgenometer, roentgenopaque, roentgenoparent, roentgenoscope, roentgenotherapy

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

Medical definitions for roentgenology

roentgenology
[ rĕnt′gə-nŏl′ə-jē, -jə-, rŭnt′- ]

n.

Radiology using x-rays.

Other words from roentgenology

roent′gen•ol′o•gist n.