rare0. [f. Gr. θέρμα, θερματ- = θέρμη heat: see -LOGY.] Properly = THERMOLOGY; but given in Dicts. as = thermotherapy (see THERMO-).
1891. in Cent. Dict.
1899. Syd. Soc. Lex., Thermatology, science of treatment of disease by heat, or specifically by thermal baths.