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radiothermy

[ rey-dee-oh-thur-mee ]
/ ˈreɪ di oʊˌθɜr mi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

therapy that utilizes the heat from a shortwave radio apparatus or diathermy machine.

Nearby words

  1. radioteletype,
  2. radiotherapeutic,
  3. radiotherapeutics,
  4. radiotherapist,
  5. radiotherapy,
  6. radiothon,
  7. radiothorium,
  8. radiotoxemia,
  9. radiotoxic,
  10. radiotracer

Origin of radiothermy

radio- + -thermy
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British Dictionary definitions for radiothermy

radiothermy

/ (ˈreɪdɪəʊˌθɜːmɪ) /

noun

med the treatment of disease by means of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation
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Medicine definitions for radiothermy

radiothermy

[ rā′dē-ō-thûr′mē ]

n.

Diathermy using heat from radiant sources.
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