radiological

adjective

ra·​dio·​log·​i·​cal ˌrā-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce radiological (audio)
variants or radiologic
1
: of or relating to radiology
2
: of or relating to nuclear radiation
radiologically adverb

Examples of radiological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Diagnosis [was] confirmed during radiological examinations at the Düsseldorf hospital. Matias Grez, CNN, 18 June 2024 Content by this author: Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs This book fills a gap in the scholarship by looking at how states researched and developed radiological weapons in the twentieth century. Sarah Bidgood, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 Elsewhere in such a forest, trees might be devoted to reggaetón music, or to code that runs Web sites for comic-book fans, or to radiological images of tumors in lungs. Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024 The group noted that Dukes had been a civil engineer who had worked in Iraq with a defense contractor, defusing bombs then later as a radiological emergency response team leader. Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radiological 

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Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of radiological was in 1905

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Cite this Entry

“Radiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiological. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

radiological

adjective
ra·​dio·​log·​i·​cal ˌrād-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl How to pronounce radiological (audio)
variants or radiologic
1
: of or relating to radiology
radiological treatment
2
: of or relating to especially nuclear radiation
radiological physics
specifically : producing or capable of producing casualties by nuclear radiation
radiological hazards
radiologically adverb
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