Daily Almanac for
Feb 12, 2012
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
| Share
 

Dictionary


im•ag•ing



Pronunciation: (im'u-jing), [key]
—n.
1. Psychol.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.
2. Med.the use of computerized axial tomography, sonography, or other specialized techniques and instruments to obtain pictures of the interior of the body, esp. those including soft tissues.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

imagineeringimagism
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark
See also:

 

Related Content
A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com