diathermy

American

[dahy-uh-thur-mee] / ˈdaɪ əˌθɜr mi /

Also diathermia

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

diathermy British

/ ˈdaɪəˌθɜːmɪ, ˌdaɪəˈθɜːmɪə /

noun

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

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