Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
induced hyperthermia
[ in-doosd, -dyoosd hahy-per-thur-mee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Therapeutic procedure
Definitions related to induced hyperthermia:
  • (thermotherapy) A form of treatment in which heat is applied/generated through any mechanism for the purpose of treating an injury or illness.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (thermotherapy) Treatment of disease using heat.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (hyperthermia, induced) Abnormally high temperature intentionally induced in living things regionally or whole body. It is most often induced by radiation (heat waves, infra-red), ultrasound, or drugs.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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