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View synonyms for electrotherapy

electrotherapy

[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

  1. treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.

electrotherapy

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

  1. treatment in which electric currents are passed through the tissues to stimulate muscle function in paralysed patients

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Derived Forms

  • eˌlectroˈtherapist, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of electrotherapy1

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + therapy

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Example Sentences

Several of our own patients, similarly affected, have found electrotherapy an egregious failure.

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