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unpleasure

n. in classical psychoanalytic theory, the psychic pain, tension, and ego suffering that is consciously felt when instinctual needs and wishes, such as hunger and sex, are blocked by the ego and denied gratification. [translation of German Unlust, “reluctance” or “listlessness”]

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December 23rd 2024

thermography

thermography

n. a diagnostic technique in which thermally sensitive liquid crystals or infrared photography are used to detect temperature changes over the surface of the body. Thermography functions on the basis that diseased tissues, such as tumors, produce more heat than surrounding tissues and the heat can be measured in terms of infrared radiation.