-thermy

-thermy

suff.

Heat: diathermy.

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[New Latin -thermia, from Greek thermē, heat, from thermos, warm, hot; see g^wher- in Indo-European roots.]

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-thermy

n combining form

indicating heat: diathermy.

[from New Latin -thermia, from Greek thermē]

-thermic, -thermal adj combining form

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-thermy

a combining form meaning “heat,” “heat generation”: diathermy.

[< New Latin -thermia; see -therm, -y³]

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