radiothermy

[ rey-dee-oh-thur-mee ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

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

radiothermy

/ ˈreɪdɪəʊˌθɜːmɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of radiothermy¹

radio- + -thermy

Example Sentences

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.

From Time Magazine Archive