diathermy

American  

[dahy-uh-thur-mee] / ˈdaɪ əˌθɜr mi /

Also diathermia

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. the production of heat in body tissues by electric currents, for therapeutic purposes.

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diathermy British  

/ ˈdaɪəˌθɜːmɪ, ˌdaɪəˈθɜːmɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of diathermy

< German Diathermie (1909). See dia-, -thermy

Example Sentences

Hogan had been taking diathermy treatments three times a week and lifting weights on the edge of his bed at night, and sleeping with heat pads.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 26, 2020

In both athletics and physical therapy, ultrasound diathermy is most often applied to injured or overworked muscles to relieve pain and improve flexibility.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

In fact, intensities of 103 to 104 W/m2 are commonly used for deep-heat treatments called ultrasound diathermy.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Reason: a diathermy set?in effect, a small radio transmitter?can seriously interfere with broadcast reception and essential radio-safety services like airport-landing systems.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From In the Orbit of Saturn by Starzl, Roman Frederick