radiologist

noun

ra·​di·​ol·​o·​gist ˌrā-dē-ˈä-lə-jist How to pronounce radiologist (audio)
: a physician specializing in medical radiology

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On the detection front, radiologists and other doctors are already using AI tools to help spot tumors. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025 In this study, due to be presented next week at an annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), a team of radiologists and endocrinologists—specializing in x-rays and hormones, respectively—investigated the relationship between levothyroxine and bone loss over time. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 This means that your radiologist did not detect any concerning areas or cancer cells. Susan Russell, Health, 12 Sep. 2024 After a 2018 cold email from a 33-year-old radiologist, Alex Oshmyansky, pitching a pharmaceutical startup, Cuban invested $250,000 to get it up and running. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radiologist 

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radiologist was in 1905

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“Radiologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiologist. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

radiologist

noun
ra·​di·​ol·​o·​gist ˌrād-ē-ˈäl-ə-jəst How to pronounce radiologist (audio)
: a physician specializing in the use of radiant energy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes

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