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radiologie

radiology

noun rah-dyoh-loh-ZHEE Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: Latin radius 'ray' + Greek logos 'study'

Usage Note

Radiologie covers both diagnostic imaging (X-rays, MRI, ultrasound) and radiotherapy in French medical usage. A practitioner is un radiologue. Patients commonly say passer une radio (to get an X-ray) in everyday speech, making radiologie the more formal departmental term.

Examples

"Elle a été envoyée au service de radiologie."

Natural Translation

She was sent to the radiology department.

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