image
[im´ahj] a picture or concept with more or less likeness to an objective reality.
digital image a depiction recorded electronically to allow viewing or transmission on a computer.
disturbed body image a
nursing diagnosis defined as confusion in the mental picture of one's personal self. See also
body image.
fluoroscopic image a visual depiction on a fluoroscopy screen.
latent image the invisible change in radiographic film that is caused by x-radiation or light and is made visible by development of the film.
magnification image direct radiographic enlargement requiring a fractional focus tube of 0.3 mm or less.
manifest image the change on an x-ray film that becomes visible when the
latent image undergoes appropriate chemical processing.
mirror image 1. the image of light made visible by the reflecting surface of the cornea and lens when illuminated through the slit lamp.
2. an image with right and left relations reversed, as in the reflection of an object in a mirror.
motor image the organized cerebral model of the possible movements of the body.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.