Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thermotherapy \Ther`mo*ther"a*py\, n. [Thermo- + therapy.]
(Med.)
Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Thermotic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thermotherapy
n 1: 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