1. Obsolete synonym for pyrotherapy. ... 2. Treatment of fever. ... Synonym: artificial fever, induced fever. ... Origin: pyreto-+ G. Therapeia, treatment ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(pi″rә-to-ther´ә-pe) treatment by artificially increasing the patient's body temperature. the treatment of fever.
Type: Term Pronunciation: pī′rĕ-tō-thār′ă-pē Definitions: 1. Obsolete synonym for pyrotherapy. 2. Treatment of fever. Synonyms: artificial fever, induced fever
pyretotherapy The treatment of disease with the artificial induction of fever.
therapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.