radiothermy

American

[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.

radiothermy British

/ ˈreɪdɪəʊˌθɜːmɪ /

noun

med the treatment of disease by means of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation

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Etymology

Origin of radiothermy

radio- + -thermy

Example Sentences

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His latest work has been on radiothermy, raising the temperature of the body by high frequency waves.

From Time Magazine Archive

Radiothermy is now being used, in preference to malaria, to create the artificial fever which makes paretics at least temporarily clear-minded.

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