electrotherapy

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

noun

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

electrotherapy

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• eˌlectroˈtherapist, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrotherapy¹

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + therapy

Example Sentences

This kind of electrotherapy will be reserved for the most intractable patients, for whom traditional interventions have failed.

From Nautilus

Several of our own patients, similarly affected, have found electrotherapy an egregious failure.

From Project Gutenberg