roentgenology

[ rent-guh-nol-uh-jee, -juh-, ruhnt- ]

noun

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

roentgenology

/ -tjə-; ˌrɒntɡəˈnɒlɒdʒɪ; ˌrɒntɡənəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌrɛnt-; -tjə-; ˌrɛnt- /

noun

1. an obsolete name for radiology

Derived Forms

• roentgenological, adjective
• ˌroentgenˈologist, noun
• ˌroentgenoˈlogically, adverb

Other Words From

• roent·gen·o·log·ic [rent-g, uh, -nl-, oj, -ik, -j, uh, -, ruhnt-], roentgen·o·logi·cal adjective
• roentgen·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
• roentgen·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of roentgenology¹

First recorded in 1910–15; roentgeno- + -logy

Example Sentences

In a recently published retrospective study in the American Journal of Roentgenology, a researcher at the University of California–Los Angeles found that 23 women had swollen lymph nodes appear on breast imaging after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine; 13 percent were symptomatic, and 43 percent were detected on diagnostic imaging.

From Salon

In 2014, Ayoub co-authored an article in the American Journal of Roentgenology suggesting that a type of fracture commonly associated with child abuse was, in many cases, the result of infantile rickets.

From Salon

In 2014, Ayoub co-authored an article in the American Journal of Roentgenology suggesting that a type of fracture commonly associated with child abuse was, in many cases, the result of infantile rickets.

From The New Yorker

Some clues are provided by a study published in the Journal of Roentgenology in 2007 which studied and compared two men: a competitive speed eating champion, Tim Janus, who consumed 36 hot dogs in 10 minutes and a non-competitive eater who had a “healthy appetite”.

From Forbes

But several doctors from the University of Pennsylvania did an experiment for a National Geographic special, the results of which were published in the Journal of Roentgenology.

From Time