electrotherapy

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

Origin of electrotherapy

1
First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + therapy

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electrotherapy

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /


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

Derived forms of electrotherapy

  • electrotherapist, noun

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