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radiology

/ˌɹeɪdiˈɑlədʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
ra-di-ol-o-gy
IPA
/ˌɹeɪdiˈɑlədʒi/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Uncountable

noun

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

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From radio- + -logy.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɹeɪdiˈɑlədʒi/
  • British English: /ˌɹeɪdiˈɒlədʒi/

Usage

Derived Forms

cardioradiology electroradiology neuroradiology palaeoradiology paleoradiology psychoradiology radiologic radiological teleradiology uroradiology

Frequently Paired Words

radiologist radioscopy

Synonyms

radioscopy

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce radiology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹeɪdiˈɑlədʒi/.
What does radiology mean?
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).
Where does radiology come from?
From radio- + -logy.

How to pronounce radiology

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