Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermotherapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
ther-mother-a-py
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of heat to treat disease

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English therapy English thermotherapy From thermo- + therapy.

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Questions

What does thermotherapy mean?
The use of heat to treat disease
Where does thermotherapy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English therapy English thermotherapy From thermo- + therapy.

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