thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, -therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermias, -thermies, -thermous, -thermy +
(Greek: heat, hot; warm)
The term heat is employed in ordinary language in different senses. Some scientists distinguish four principal applications of the term:
- Sensation of heat.
- Temperature, or degree of hotness.
- Quantity of thermal energy.
- Radiant heat, or energy of radiation.
diathermanous
1. Having the property of freely transmitting radiant heat.
2. A description of a substance or a space that allows the passage of heat; especially, one that is highly conductive to heat.
diathermy, diathermic, diathermia, diathermous, transthermia
1. The therapeutic passing of high-frequency electric currents through the body by means of external electrodes in order to generate heat within the body.
2. Medical diathermy, in which the tissues are warmed but not sufficiently to change their nature.
3. Surgical diathermy, in which there is sufficient heating to produce a local change such as destruction of tissue or coagulation of bleeding vessels.
4. Local elevation of temperature within the tissues, produced by high frequency current, ultrasonic waves, or microwave radiation.
dynatherm
An apparatus for inducing diathermy.
dysthermesthesia
A disorder of the sense of temperature, or heat, perception.
ectotherm, ectothermy
A cold-blooded animal; that is, an organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its environment; such as, a reptile, amphibian, or fish.
ectothermal
A reference to ectothermic.
ectothermal
1. Poikilothermic; having a body temperature determined primarily by the temperature of the environment; cold-blooded animal; such as, a fish or reptile, whose body temperature varies with the environment.
2. A reference to a chemical reaction releasing heat energy.
ectothermic
1. Fluctuation in body temperature in response to temperature changes in the environment which is characteristic of all animals except mammals and birds.
2. Deriving body heat from the sun and other external sources.
electrotherm
1. A flexible sheet of resistance coils used for applying heat to the surface of the body.
2. A reference to the production of heat from electricity.
electrothermal
1. Relating to both electricity and heat, particularly to heat produced by electrical current.
2. A reference to an electric blanket containing resistance heaters for heating tissue and relieving pain.
electrothermal energy conversion
A process in which electrical energy is directly converted into heat energy.
electrothermal process
1. A process in which an electric current is used to produce heat.
2. Used to generate higher temperatures than can be produced by combustion processes.
electrothermal recording
In facsimile, a technique in which an image is produced on a recording medium by heat generated by electronic signals.
electrothermotherapy
Therapeutic heating of tissues produced by the passage through them of electric currents.
endotherm
A warm-blooded animal; such as, an organism that maintains its body temperature by producing heat within the body.
Thermo Quiz #1 to check your thermo-word knowledge.
Thermo Quiz #2 to check more of your thermo-word knowledge.
Thermo Quiz #3 for additional thermo-words.
Related "heat, hot" word units:
ferv-;
pyreto-.
Related "bubble" word unit:
ebulli-.
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