electrotherapeutics

[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pyoo-tiks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. therapeutics therapeutics based on the curative effects of electricity.

electrotherapeutics

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of medical science concerned with the use of electrotherapy

Derived Forms

• eˌlectroˌtheraˈpeutic, adjective

Other Words From

• e·lectro·thera·peutic e·lectro·thera·peuti·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrotherapeutics¹

First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + therapeutics