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Definition: Thermotherapy |
ThermotherapyNoun1. The use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Note: Thermotherapy \Ther`mo*ther"a*py\, noun. [Thermo- therapy.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | De La Rosette, J. J. M. C. H., D'Ancona, F. C. H., & Debruyne, F. M. J. (1997). Current status of thermotherapy of the prostate. (references) | |
In the procedure called transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT), the Prostatron sends computer-regulated microwaves through a catheter to heat selected portions of the prostate to at least 111 degrees Fahrenheit. (references) | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
thermotherapy | 8 |
transurethral microwave thermotherapy | 5 |
thermotherapy transpupillary | 3 |
cooled thermotherapy | 2 |
induced thermotherapy water | 2 |
microwave thermotherapy | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "thermotherapy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 温熱療法 . (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | お"ねつりょうほう. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ermotherapythay termoterapie. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "thermotherapy" (pronounced 'Ther`mo*ther"a*py'): Abdominoscopy, AEolotropy, Aeroscopy, Anthroposcopy, Antitypy, Apanthropy, Aphilanthropy, Astroscopy, Auriscopy, Autotypy, balneotherapy, Bumblepuppy, Cerebroscopy, Chappy, Chirrupy, Choppy, Concupy, Courtepy, Cranioscopy, Cuppy, Cynanthropy, Daguerreotypy, Deuteroscopy, Ectopy, Electro-bioscopy, Electrotypy, Emmetropy, Endoscopy, Episcopy, Floppy, fluoroscopy, Fool-happy, Galvanoscopy, gastroscopy, Geloscopy, Geoscopy, Happy, harpy, Heliotypy, Hemitropy, Hepatoscopy, Hieroscopy, Homotypy, horoscopy, hydrotherapy, Ichnoscopy, isotropy, Knappy, Laryngoscopy, Lithotypy. (additional references) |
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| Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-h-m-o-p-r-r-t-t-y" | |
-4 letters: pyrometer, rotameter, temporary. | |
-5 letters: attemper, ephorate, erythema, hamperer, heathery, metaphor, operetta, patterer, perorate, potterer, pretreat, pyorrhea, tamperer, tetramer, threaper. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 68 65 72 6D 6F 74 68 65 72 61 70 79 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01101101 01101111 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100001 01110000 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T h e r m o t h e r a p y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0068 0065 0072 006D 006F 0074 0068 0065 0072 0061 0070 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54747184798186747184678291 |
| 1. Definition 2. Quotations: Non-fiction 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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