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di·a·ther·my
 diathermy
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- pronunciation:
- daI
thuhr
mi
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
medical treatment of localized tissues by heating with electromagnetic waves.
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The word diathermy
contains the following part:
therm, thermo
Greek
root
that means heat, temperature
  Example words:
diathermy, endothermic, eurytherm, exothermic, geothermal, hypothermia, isotherm, isothermal, stenotherm, thermal, thermic, thermistor, thermocline, thermocouple, thermodynamics, thermoelectricity, thermograph, thermojunction, thermometer, thermonuclear, thermoplastic, thermoregulation, thermos, thermosetting, thermosphere, thermostat, thermotropism
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