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diathermia

[dahy-uh-thur-mee]

di·a·ther·my

[dahy-uh-thur-mee]
noun Medicine/Medical.
the production of heat in body tissues by electric currents, for therapeutic purposes.
Also, di·a·ther·mi·a [dahy-uh-thur-mee-uh] .


Origin:
< German Diathermie (1909). See dia-, -thermy
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diathermy or diathermia (ˈdaɪəˌθɜːmɪ, ˌdaɪəˈθɜːmɪə)
 
n
local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
 
[C20: from New Latin diathermia, from dia- + Greek thermē heat]
 
diathermia or diathermia
 
n
 
[C20: from New Latin diathermia, from dia- + Greek thermē heat]

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diathermy di·a·ther·my (dī'ə-thûr'mē)
n.
The therapeutic generation of local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, electric currents, or ultrasonic waves.

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