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fever therapy

noun Medicine/Medical.

therapy by means of an artificially induced fever.

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Nearby words

fev, fever, fever blister, fever heat, fever pitch, fever therapy, fever tree, fever twig, fevered, feverfew, feverish

Origin of fever therapy

First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for fever therapy

fever therapy

noun

a former method of treating disease by raising the body temperatureCompare cryotherapy
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