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radiothermy

[rey-dee-oh-thur-mee]
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noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. therapy that utilizes the heat from a shortwave radio apparatus or diathermy machine.
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Origin of radiothermy

radio- + -thermy
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British Dictionary definitions for radiothermy

radiothermy

noun
  1. med the treatment of disease by means of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation
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radiothermy in Medicine

radiothermy

(rā′dē-ō-thûr′mē)
n.
  1. Diathermy using heat from radiant sources.
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