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• present participle of image.

imaging

American  

[im-uh-jing] / ˈɪm ə dʒɪŋ /

noun

imagings plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• imagings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of imaging

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

Example Sentences

Imaging on Smith’s neck came back negative, though it’s unclear if he’ll play Tuesday against Pittsburgh.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Microcomputed tomography imaging for this project was performed at the Penn State Center for Quantitative Imaging, an Institute of the Energy and the Environment core research facility.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

This work is part of ongoing efforts at the Extreme Optical Imaging Laboratory at East China Normal University to advance ultrafast camera technologies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

A growing array of websites promise shoppable cash prices on certain procedures, including Green Imaging, MDsave, ColonoscopyAssist, RadiologyAssist and UberDoc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

In another experiment aimed at refining the answers, Dr. Atchley is working with scientists at the Imaging Center in Kansas City.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel