imaging

[ im-uh-jing ]

/ ˈɪm ə dʒɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR imaging ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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.

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.

Origin of imaging

1660–70 for earlier sense “imagination”; image + -ing¹

Words nearby imaging

imagination, imaginative, imagine, imagineer, imagineering, imaging, imagism, imago, imam, imamate, imambarah

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for imaging

“NDSC is trying to decrease and change the appropriateness of imaging,” Bettmann said.
Are Routine Scans Causing Cancer?|Dale Eisinger|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co. developed an imaging agent called Amyvid, which binds to beta amyloid in the brain.
Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong Protein|Elizabeth Lopatto|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Possible fields of inquiry for the initiative include government and military uses of imaging technology.
Obama Launches BRAIN Initiative to Map the Human Brain|Eliza Shapiro|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If my doctor sends me for an imaging or blood test, how do I know where I can get it the cheapest?
Ask the Blogger: Can Transparent Health Care Prices Make Me Better Off?|Megan McArdle|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

We have suspicions about the latter based on various kinds of imaging and listening intelligence.
Leslie H. Gelb: The Dangers of Warmongering on Syria, Iran|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Note the word-pictures and the effect of the Imaging process on the Time.
The Ontario High School Reader|A.E. Marty
But, understand, there must be active mental effort behind the imaging.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers|Swami Panchadasi
We try to image force, because we think that we succeed in imaging matter.
Who Goes There?|Blackwood Ketcham Benson
The intellect is thus assisted in imaging or realizing the scene.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism|F. V. N. Painter
He had amused himself, of late, by imaging his relation to her in the fable of the sun and the traveller.
Tante|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Medical definitions for imaging

imaging

[ ĭm′ĭ-jĭng ]

n.

Visualization of internal body organs, tissues, or cavities using specialized instruments and techniques for diagnostic purposes.

The use of mental images to influence bodily processes, especially to control pain.

Scientific definitions for imaging

imaging

[ ĭm′ĭ-jĭng ]

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.

单词	imaging
释义	imaging [ im-uh-jing ] / ˈɪm ə dʒɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imaging ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. 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. Origin of imaging 1660–70 for earlier sense “imagination”; image + -ing¹ Words nearby imaging imagination, imaginative, imagine, imagineer, imagineering, imaging, imagism, imago, imam, imamate, imambarah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imaging “NDSC is trying to decrease and change the appropriateness of imaging,” Bettmann said. Are Routine Scans Causing Cancer?\|Dale Eisinger\|September 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co. developed an imaging agent called Amyvid, which binds to beta amyloid in the brain. Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong Protein\|Elizabeth Lopatto\|April 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Possible fields of inquiry for the initiative include government and military uses of imaging technology. Obama Launches BRAIN Initiative to Map the Human Brain\|Eliza Shapiro\|April 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST If my doctor sends me for an imaging or blood test, how do I know where I can get it the cheapest? Ask the Blogger: Can Transparent Health Care Prices Make Me Better Off?\|Megan McArdle\|October 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST We have suspicions about the latter based on various kinds of imaging and listening intelligence. Leslie H. Gelb: The Dangers of Warmongering on Syria, Iran\|Leslie H. Gelb\|March 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Note the word-pictures and the effect of the Imaging process on the Time. The Ontario High School Reader\|A.E. Marty But, understand, there must be active mental effort behind the imaging. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers\|Swami Panchadasi We try to image force, because we think that we succeed in imaging matter. Who Goes There?\|Blackwood Ketcham Benson The intellect is thus assisted in imaging or realizing the scene. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism\|F. V. N. Painter He had amused himself, of late, by imaging his relation to her in the fable of the sun and the traveller. Tante\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick Words related to imaging portray, depict, read, illustrate, explain, describe, clarify, understand, construe, decipher, solve, translate, enact, view, exemplify, represent, imitate, echo, typify, mimic Medical definitions for imaging imaging [ ĭm′ĭ-jĭng ] n. Visualization of internal body organs, tissues, or cavities using specialized instruments and techniques for diagnostic purposes. The use of mental images to influence bodily processes, especially to control pain. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for imaging imaging [ ĭm′ĭ-jĭng ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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imaging

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Origin of imaging

Words nearby imaging

Example sentences from the Web for imaging

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Medical definitions for imaging

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