Term: thermotherapy: the use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: rakishness: the quality of a rake → 0
Candidate hypernym: commercial art: art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising) → 0
Candidate hypernym: ward: a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections → 0
Candidate hypernym: smallness: the property of having relatively little strength or vigor → 0
Candidate hypernym: conscientiousness: the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience → 0
Candidate hypernym: traffic: the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time → 0
Candidate hypernym: occlusion: closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) → 0
Candidate hypernym: birdie: (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole → 0
Candidate hypernym: surprise: a sudden unexpected event → 0
Candidate hypernym: racquetball: the ball used in playing the game of racquetball → 0