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radiologist

radiologist

19 5.7
A doctor who uses X-rays and scans to find and treat illness
  • noun
  • /ˌreɪdiˈɑlədʒɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : radiólogo
  • The event that precipitated me reaching out to you was getting a radiologist report after an MRI.
  • certified radiologist
  • radiologist interprets
  • performed by a radiologist

You know, you could probably sit there and go, well, I can't believe the radiologist messed up like that.

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Examples

  • Consultation between the surgeon and vascular radiologist determined the next course of action.

    Academic text (1998)
  • All evaluations by the technicians and the radiologist used a semiquantitative method.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We'll go over these tomorrow with the radiologist.

  • Such a finding can direct the radiologist to the source of the hemorrhage.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Medical imaging requires that a radiologist be able to see sufficient detail and contrast to make a diagnosis.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Ultrasound images can be read on a smartphone or sent to a radiologist in a remote location for diagnosis.

    Academic text (2009)
  • MRIs had been performed at 10 different facilities and read by a total of 12 radiologists.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We also evaluated the terminology the radiologists used in their reports.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Trisha's a consultant radiologist.

  • The radiologist interpreted the X-ray images to identify the fracture in her arm.

Synonyms

physician
vsradiologist
  • Specialized
674 3.8

A doctor who finds what is wrong and treats sick or injured people

is a more specialized doctor using imaging to diagnose and treat patients
diagnostician
vsradiologist
  • Specialized
4 7.9

A doctor who finds what illness someone has by looking at their symptoms

focuses on diagnosing and treating using medical imaging techniques

Surface Forms

radiologist singular
radiologists plural

Morphology

radiologist = radiology (transparent) = radiology + ist

Formed by a regular agentive suffix '-ist' added to the field name 'radiology', so the meaning 'a specialist in radiology' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Radiologist comes from radi- meaning 'ray' and -logist meaning 'someone who studies', the same radi- you see in radiate. So a radiologist is a doctor who 'studies rays' and uses X-rays and scans to look inside the body and find problems.