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
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: rakishness: the quality of a rake
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: commercial art: art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: ward: a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: smallness: the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: conscientiousness: the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: traffic: the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: occlusion: closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: birdie: (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: surprise: a sudden unexpected event
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: racquetball: the ball used in playing the game of racquetball