pyretotherapy

[ pir-i-toh-ther-uh-pee, pahy-ri- ]
/ ˌpɪr ɪ toʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌpaɪ rɪ- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

therapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.

Origin of pyretotherapy

< Greek pyretó(s) fever + therapy