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Hyperthermia, Induced

Medical Definition:	Abnormally high temperature intentionally induced in living things regionally or whole body. It is most often induced by radiation (heat waves, infra-red), ultrasound, or drugs.
Guide Notes:	differentiate X ref FEVER THERAPY from FEVER /ther ( = treatment of fever); coord IM with disease /ther (IM); do not index under specific type of induction unless the point of the article & then probably only NIM
Also Called:	Hyperthermia, Local

Hyperthermia, Induced Categories.

Diathermy - The induction of local hyperthermia by either short radio waves or high-frequency sound waves.

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