thermography

thermography
thermographer, n.thermographic /therr'meuh graf"ik/, adj.thermographically, adv.
/theuhr mog"reuh fee/, n.
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. Med. a technique for measuring regional skin temperatures, used esp. as a screening method for detection of breast cancer.
[1830-40; THERMO- + -GRAPHY]

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