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Definition of Thermotherapy
1. Noun. The use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles.
Definition of Thermotherapy
1. n. Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air.
Definition of Thermotherapy
1. Noun. (medicine) The use of heat to treat disease ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Thermotherapy
1. Treatment of disease by therapeutic application of heat. Origin: thermo-+ G. Therapeia, treatment (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermotherapy
Literary usage of Thermotherapy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Spondylotherapy: Physio and Pharmaco-therapy and Diagnostic Methods Based on by Albert Abrams (1918)
"... thermotherapy. This refers to heat as a therapeutic agent. Media having a
temperature above that of the body are referred to as hot FIG. 49. ..."
2. Spondylotherapy: Physio and Pharmaco-therapy and Diagnostic Methods Based on by Albert Abrams (1918)
"... thermotherapy. This refers to heat as a therapeutic agent. Media having a
temperature above that of the body are referred to as hot FIG. 49. ..."
3. Spondylotherapy; Spinal Concussion and the Application of Other Methods to by Albert Abrams (1910)
"thermotherapy. This refers to heat as a therapeutic agent. Media having a
temperature above that of the body are referred to as hot FIG. 49. ..."
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