electrotherapy
[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pee ]
noun
treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.
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This kind of electrotherapy will be reserved for the most intractable patients, for whom traditional interventions have failed.
How to Unlearn a Disease - Issue 103: Healthy Communication | Kelly Clancy | July 14, 2021 | NautilusSeveral of our own patients, similarly affected, have found electrotherapy an egregious failure.
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British Dictionary definitions for electrotherapy
electrotherapy
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /
noun
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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