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
Words nearby pyretotherapy
pyrethrum,
pyretic,
pyreto-,
pyretogenesis,
pyretogenic,
pyretotherapy,
pyrex,
pyrexia,
pyrgeometer,
pyrheliometer,
pyribenzamine