Synonym: non-specific therapy. ... Origin: G. Phlogosis, inflammation, + therapy ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: flō′gō-thār′ă-pē Synonyms: nonspecific therapy
phlogotherapy 1. The injection of a foreign protein, typhoid vaccine, etc., to induce fever in the treatment of certain diseases; especially, those of a parasyphilitic nature. 2. An obsolete form of therapy in which a nonspecific local inflammation was induced for its supposed curative value. Rela...