pyretotherapy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pir′i tō therə pē, pī′ri-)


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pyr•e•to•ther•a•py  (pir′i tō therə pē, pī′ri-),USA pronunciation n. [Med.]
  1. Medicinetherapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.
  • Greek pyretó(s) fever + therapy


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