radiology

n. the medical discipline or specialty in which radiographic imaging techniques (see radiography) are used to diagnose disease (diagnostic radiology) and radioactive substances and other forms of radiation are used to treat disease (therapeutic radiology). The latter is more commonly referred to as radiation therapy. —radiological adj. —radiologist n.

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May 8th 2024

five-factor personality model (FFM)

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