thermotherapy

thermotherapy
ther·mo·therapy

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  • Thermotherapy — Thermotherapy, or therapy by induced localised hyperthermia, may be used as a cancer treatment to kill or weaken tumor cells, with limited effects on healthy cells. Tumor cells, with a disorganized and compact vascular structure, have difficulty… …   Wikipedia

  • Thermotherapy — Ther mo*ther a*py, n. [Thermo + therapy.] (Med.) Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thermotherapy — termoterapija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Fizioterapijos metodas: gydymas šiluma, kompresais, šiltomis voniomis, infraraudonaisiais spinduliais. kilmė gr. thermos – šiltas, karštas + terapija atitikmenys: angl.… …   Sporto terminų žodynas

  • thermotherapy — /therr moh ther euh pee/, n. treatment of disease by means of moist or dry heat. [1855 60; THERMO + THERAPY] * * * …   Universalium

  • thermotherapy — noun The use of heat to treat disease …   Wiktionary

  • thermotherapy — Treatment of disease by therapeutic application of heat. [thermo + G. therapeia, treatment] * * * ther·mo·ther·a·py ther ə pē n, pl pies treatment of disease by heat (as by hot air, hot baths, or diathermy) * * * n. the use of heat to alleviate… …   Medical dictionary

  • thermotherapy — n. use of heat for medical treatment, heat therapy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • thermotherapy — n. the use of heat to alleviate pain and stiffness in joints and muscles and to promote an increase in circulation. Diathermy provides a means of generating heat within the tissues themselves …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • thermotherapy — /θɜmoʊˈθɛrəpi/ (say thermoh theruhpee) noun treatment of disease by means of heat, either moist or dry …  

  • thermotherapy —   n. medical treatment by heat.    ♦ thermotherapeutics, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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