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diathermy

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

Origin of diathermy

< German Diathermie (1909). See dia-, -thermy
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Examples from the Web for diathermy

Historical Examples

  • Reduction of tension by means of various mechanical measures, notably massage, and by means of electricity and diathermy.

    Glaucoma

    Various

  • He left, returning a few minutes later with a portable apparatus somewhat resembling its progenitor, the diathermy generator.

    In the Orbit of Saturn

    Roman Frederick Starzl

British Dictionary definitions for diathermy

diathermy

diathermia (ˌdaɪəˈθɜːmɪə)

noun
  1. local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
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Word Origin

C20: from New Latin diathermia, from dia- + Greek thermē heat
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diathermy in Medicine

diathermy

(dī′ə-thûr′mē)
n.
  1. The therapeutic generation of local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, electric currents, or ultrasonic waves.
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