The medical specialty that uses imaging techniques to diagnose and treat disease which can be visualized within the human body is ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


radiology

Radiology is a medical specialty that uses imaging techniques to diagnose and treat disease which can be visualized within the human body. The term deconstructs into the suffix -logy meaning study of and root/combining form radi/o- meaning radiation.

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