radiothermy

[ rey-dee-oh-thur-mee ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. therapy that utilizes the heat from a shortwave radio apparatus or diathermy machine.

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British Dictionary definitions for radiothermy

radiothermy

/ (ˈreɪdɪəʊˌθɜːmɪ) /


noun
  1. med the treatment of disease by means of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation

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