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angiography
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n 1: roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after
injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an
angiogram
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autobiography
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n 1: a biography of yourself
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autoradiography
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n 1: producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted
from the specimen being photographed
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bibliography
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n 1: a list of writings with time and place of publication (such
as the writings of a single author or the works referred to
in preparing a document etc.)
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biography
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n 1: an account of the series of events making up a person's
life [syn: biography, life, life story, life
history]
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cacography
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n 1: poor handwriting [syn: scribble, scratch, scrawl,
cacography]
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cartography
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n 1: the making of maps and charts [syn: mapmaking,
cartography]
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choreography
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n 1: a show involving artistic dancing [syn: stage dancing,
choreography]
2: the representation of dancing by symbols as music is
represented by notes
3: a notation used by choreographers
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chromatography
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n 1: a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of
differences in absorbency
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chromolithography
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n 1: single- or multi-color lithography
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cinematography
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n 1: the act of making a film [syn: filming, cinematography,
motion-picture photography]
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cosmography
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n 1: the science that maps the general features of the universe;
describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on
geography or astronomy)
2: a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the
cosmography of Ptolemy"
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cryptography
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n 1: the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers
and cryptograms [syn: cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics,
cryptography, cryptology]
2: act of writing in code or cipher [syn: cryptography,
coding, secret writing, steganography]
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crystallography
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n 1: the branch of science that studies the formation and
structure of crystals
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demography
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n 1: the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of
human populations [syn: demography, human ecology]
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discography
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n 1: a descriptive catalog of musical recordings
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electrocardiography
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n 1: diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity
of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and
producing a cardiogram) [syn: cardiography,
electrocardiography]
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ethnography
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n 1: the branch of anthropology that provides scientific
description of individual human societies [syn:
ethnography, descriptive anthropology]
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glyptography
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n 1: carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)
[syn: glyptic art, glyptography]
2: carving or engraving (especially on stones)
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hagiography
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n 1: a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person
(especially a person who is a saint)
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historiography
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n 1: a body of historical literature
2: the writing of history
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holography
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n 1: the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent
light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can
then be used to create a three-dimensional image
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hydrography
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n 1: the science of the measurement and description and mapping
of the surface waters of the earth with special reference
to navigation
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hypsography
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n 1: the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea
level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes
relative to sea level)
2: measurement of the elevation of land above sea level [syn:
hypsometry, hypsography]
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iconography
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n 1: the images and symbolic representations that are
traditionally associated with a person or a subject;
"religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of
a despot"
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lexicography
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n 1: the act of writing dictionaries
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lithography
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n 1: a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone
surface
2: the act of making a lithographic print
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mammography
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n 1: a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use
of X rays
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oceanography
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n 1: the branch of science dealing with physical and biological
aspects of the oceans [syn: oceanography, oceanology]
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orthography
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n 1: a method of representing the sounds of a language by
written or printed symbols [syn: orthography, writing
system]
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photography
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n 1: the act of taking and printing photographs [syn:
photography, picture taking]
2: the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive
surfaces
3: the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making
movies
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photolithography
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n 1: a planographic printing process using plates made from a
photographic image
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pornography
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n 1: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no
literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual
desire [syn: pornography, porno, porn, erotica,
smut]
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radiography
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n 1: the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a
radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible
light [syn: radiography, skiagraphy]
2: photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible
light
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seismography
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n 1: the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory
movements of earthquakes
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stenography
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n 1: a method of writing rapidly [syn: shorthand,
stenography, tachygraphy]
2: the act or art of writing in shorthand; "stenography is no
longer a marketable skill"
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telephotography
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n 1: transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and
pictures over a distance
2: photography using a telephoto lens
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topography
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n 1: the configuration of a surface and the relations among its
man-made and natural features
2: precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
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typography
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n 1: the craft of composing type and printing from it
2: art and technique of printing with movable type [syn:
typography, composition]
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xerography
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n 1: forming an image by the action of light on a specially
coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with
powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas;
"edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography"
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polarography
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n 1: an electrochemical method of chemical analysis
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orography
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n 1: the science of mountains [syn: orology, orography]
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pyrography
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n 1: the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using
heated tools or a fine flame
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chirography
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n 1: beautiful handwriting [syn: calligraphy, penmanship,
chirography]
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planography
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n 1: the process of printing from a surface on which the
printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as
opposed to ink repellent) [syn: planographic printing,
planography]
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thermography
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n 1: diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat
produced by different parts of the body; used to study
blood flow and to detect tumors
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tomography
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n 1: (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
[syn: imaging, tomography]
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cardiography
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n 1: diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity
of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and
producing a cardiogram) [syn: cardiography,
electrocardiography]
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paleography
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n 1: the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering
of them)
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physiography
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n 1: the study of physical features of the earth's surface [syn:
physical geography, physiography]
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autography
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chorography
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dittography
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electroencephalography
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flexography
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haplography
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heliography
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ichnography
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palaeography
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photomicrography
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pictography
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xylography
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zincography
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zoogeography
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zoography
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filmography
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lipography
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mythography
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nomography
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nosography
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phonography
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phytography
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osteography
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selenography
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uranography
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