-thermia

noun combining form

-ther·​mia

ˈthərmēə,

ˈthə̄m-,

ˈthəim-

variants or -thermy

ˌ⸗mē,

-mi

plural -thermias or -thermies

: state of heat : generation of heat

diathermy

hypothermia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin -thermia, from Greek thermē heat + Latin -ia -y

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