diathermy

noun

a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents

Roots

diadia- · Greek · through thermetherm- · Greek · heat ia-y · Greek · condition

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The word diathermy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: dia-, from Greek dia (“through”); therm, from Greek therme (“heat”); and -y, from Greek ia (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.