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radiology vs tomography

tomography vs radiology

radiology and tomography both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
radiology Yes No No No
tomography Yes No No No
As nouns, tomography is a hypernym of radiology; that is, tomography is a word with a broader meaning than radiology:
  • radiology: (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
  • tomography: (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
Other hypernyms of radiology include imaging.
radiology (noun) tomography (noun)
(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
Difference between radiology and tomography

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