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.

Generic synonyms: Therapy

Definition of Thermotherapy

1. n. Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air.

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

thermostatted
thermostatting
thermosteresis
thermostromuhr
thermosystaltic
thermosystaltism
thermos bottle
thermos flask
thermotactic
thermotactic
thermotaxes
thermotaxic
thermotaxis
thermotaxis
thermotherapy (current term)
thermotherapy (current term)
thermotic
thermotics
thermotonometer
thermotropic
thermotropic
thermotropism
thermotropism
thermotropisms
thermotype
thermovoltaic
therms
thermus
Thermus aquaticus carboxypeptidase
Thermus aquaticus Rt41A proteinase

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