thermography (θɜːˈmɒɡrəfɪ) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 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 See also thermogram 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 |
| ther'mographer | |
| —n | |
| thermographic | |
| —adj | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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