[Terminology problems in medical thermography]

The paper is devoted to some problems of medico-technical terminology of clinical thermography. A short historical review of stages of the discovery of infrared rays and their medical application was given. An analysis of a number of terms is based on the rules of medical terminology and state standards. An obligatory use in literature of correct terms, mainly of the Greek and Latin origin, is proposed. Commonly used terms on the basis of modern anatomical terminology are recommended for thermogram description.