pyretotherapy

American

[pir-i-toh-ther-uh-pee, pahy-ri-] / ˌpɪr ɪ toʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌpaɪ rɪ- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

therapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.

< Greek pyretó ( s ) fever + therapy

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