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electrotherapeutics
[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pyoo-tiks ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
therapeutics based on the curative effects of electricity.
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Origin of electrotherapeutics
First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + therapeutics
OTHER WORDS FROM electrotherapeutics
e·lec·tro·ther·a·peu·tic, e·lec·tro·ther·a·peu·ti·cal, adjectiveWords nearby electrotherapeutics
electrosurgery, electrosynthesis, electrotaxis, electrotechnics, electrotechnology, electrotherapeutics, electrotherapist, electrotherapy, electrothermal, electrothermal printer, electrotin
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British Dictionary definitions for electrotherapeutics
electrotherapeutics
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of medical science concerned with the use of electrotherapy
Derived forms of electrotherapeutics
electrotherapeutic or electrotherapeutical, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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