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radiodiagnosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

diagnosis by means of X-rays or radiochemical tracers

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h3sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)der. Latin diagnōsisder. English diagnosis English radiodiagnosis From radio- + diagnosis.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: ακτινοδιαγνωστική (aktinodiagnostikí) — diagnosis by X-ray
  • Greek: ακτινοδιάγνωση (aktinodiágnosi) — diagnosis by X-ray
  • Italian: radiodiagnosi — diagnosis by X-ray
  • Russian: рентгѐнодиагно́стика (rentgènodiagnóstika) — diagnosis by X-ray