imaging

American  

[im-uh-jing] / ˈɪm ə dʒɪŋ /

noun

1. Psychology. a technique in which one uses mental images to control bodily processes and thus ease pain or to succeed in some endeavor that one has visualized in advance.

2. Medicine/Medical. the use of computerized axial tomography, sonography, or other specialized techniques and instruments to obtain pictures of the interior of the body, especially those including soft tissues.

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imaging Scientific  

/ ĭm′ĭ-jĭng /

1. The creation of visual representations of objects, such as a body parts or celestial bodies, for the purpose of medical diagnosis or data collection, using any of a variety of usually computerized techniques. Within the field of medicine, important imaging technologies include compuertized axial tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography.

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Etymology

Origin of imaging

First recorded in 1660–70, for the earlier sense “imagination”; image + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"This is an extraordinary leap forward," said John Monnier, a professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan, a co-author of the study and an expert in interferometric imaging.

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Microscopic imaging revealed a dense population of small precipitates, and the alloy remained stable at temperatures up to 400 degrees Celsius -- an unusually high threshold for aluminum-based materials.

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To meet these challenges, the team built a diamond anvil cell system combined with laser heating and high-temperature imaging.

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Scientists have developed a compact Raman imaging system that can reliably tell cancerous tissue apart from normal tissue.

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Together, these discoveries highlight the power of combining precise measurements from space with advanced imaging from the ground.

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