thermography

American  

[ther-mog-ruh-fee] / θərˈmɒg rə fi /

noun

1. a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.

2. Medicine/Medical. a technique for measuring regional skin temperatures, used especially as a screening method for detection of breast cancer.

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thermography British  

/ θɜːˈmɒɡrəfɪ, ˌθɜːməʊˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. any writing, printing, or recording process involving the use of heat

2. a printing process which produces raised characters by heating special powder or ink placed on the paper

3. med the measurement and recording of heat produced by a part of the body: used in the diagnosis of tumours, esp of the breast ( mammothermography ), which have an increased blood supply and therefore generate more heat than normal tissue See also thermogram

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Other Word Forms

• thermographer
  noun
• thermographic
  adjective
• thermographically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of thermography

First recorded in 1830–40; thermo- + -graphy

Example Sentences

Thermography, or heat scanning, concentrates on looking for infra-red radiation to find tumors.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thermography, which measures the heat radiated by tumorous tissue, and conventional X rays can help in early detection.

From Time Magazine Archive