electrotherapeutics

American

[ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pyoo-tiks] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

therapeutics based on the curative effects of electricity.

electrotherapeutics British

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of medical science concerned with the use of electrotherapy

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Other Word Forms

electrotherapeutic

adjective
electrotherapeutical

adjective

Etymology

Origin of electrotherapeutics

First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + therapeutics

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