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