thermography

[ ther-mog-ruh-fee ]

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.

thermography

/ 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

Derived Forms

• therˈmographer, noun
• thermographic, adjective

Other Words From

• ther·mogra·pher noun
• ther·mo·graph·ic [thur-m, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• thermo·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of thermography¹

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

Example Sentences

They did so by developing a new method of thermography -- a heat-mapping technique.

From Science Daily

The approach provides richer information about imaged objects, which could broaden the use of thermal imaging in fields such as autonomous navigation, security, thermography, medical imaging and remote sensing.

From Science Daily

Previous research has assessed facial thermography, which uses a specialized camera to detect heat patterns emitted from the skin, as a method to predict anaphylaxis.

From Science Daily

He connected with a Canadian Olympic rowing coach who used thermography — heat maps — to help gauge recovery time.

From New York Times

It's legal to offer the scans, but the NHS warns there's no evidence that thermography is an effective way to test for cancer or monitor its treatment.

From BBC