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electrotherapy

[ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pee]
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noun

treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.

Origin of electrotherapy

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + therapy
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Related Words for electrotherapy

ECT, EST, electrotherapy, psychosurgery
British Dictionary definitions for electrotherapy

electrotherapy

noun

treatment in which electric currents are passed through the tissues to stimulate muscle function in paralysed patients
Derived Formselectrotherapist, noun
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electrotherapy in Medicine

electrotherapy

[ĭ-lĕk′trō-thĕr′ə-pē]

n.

Medical therapy using electric currents.electrotherapeutics
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