thermography

(thĕr-mog′ră-fē )

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[ thermo- + -graphy ]
The detection of the heat in body parts, e.g., blood vessels, muscles and tendons, or skin. Thermography has a wide range of presumptive but unproven uses.
Descriptive text is not available for this imageThe FDA has warned that thermography should not be used as a stand-alone screening tool for the diagnosis of diseases.

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