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ELECTROTHERAPY

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅ther⋅a⋅py

[i-lek-troh-ther-uh-pee]
–noun
treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.

Origin:
1880–85; electro- + therapy
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e·lec·tro·ther·a·py   (ĭ-lěk'trō-thěr'ə-pē)   
n.   pl. e·lec·tro·ther·a·pies
Medical therapy using electric currents. Also called electrotherapeutics.
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Main Entry: elec·tro·ther·a·py
Pronunciation: -'ther-&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: treatment of disease by means of electricity (as in diathermy)
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electrotherapy e·lec·tro·ther·a·py (ĭ-lěk'trō-thěr'ə-pē)
n.
Medical therapy using electric currents. Also called electrotherapeutics.

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