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The problem of lexical and semantic support of the knowledge base for the system for automation of scientific research in image processing, analysis and understanding is discussed. The main contribution is the image analysis thesaurus which has been developed as a main tool for solving this problem. A structure of the thesaurus and functional characteristics of the basic version of the thesaurus are described. Lexical categories of terms and relationships between terms in the domain of image processing, analysis and recognition are considered. The thesaurus was implemented as an autonomous program module. The description of the thesaurus module and its use are provided. The developed thesaurus was applied for automation of early diagnosis of hematological diseases on the base of cytological specimens.