electrotherapy

American  

[ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pee] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

1. treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.

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electrotherapy British  

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. treatment in which electric currents are passed through the tissues to stimulate muscle function in paralysed patients

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Other Word Forms

• electrotherapist
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of electrotherapy

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + therapy

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Example Sentences

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electrotherapy

A study published last year led by engineer Yuanwen Jiang, now at the University of Pennsylvania, described a bandage that monitored temperature and conductivity, using the collected data to control delivery of electrotherapy.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2023

And in East Nashville, Tenn., the chef Sean Brock is building a soundproof room in his new culinary compound where employees can escape for a treatment called cranial electrotherapy stimulation.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2020

Roman physician Scribonius Largus prescribes electrotherapy for headaches and gout.

From Nature ● Jul. 12, 2016

He had experimented with everything from electrotherapy to massage and therapeutic baths, eventually abandoning those techniques because there was little evidence of success in his patients.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2015

Many physical remedial measures, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, climatotherapy and others, must be important adjuncts.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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