electrotherapy
[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pee ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈθɛr ə pi /
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noun
treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.
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Several of our own patients, similarly affected, have found electrotherapy an egregious failure.
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British Dictionary definitions for electrotherapy
electrotherapy
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /
noun
treatment in which electric currents are passed through the tissues to stimulate muscle function in paralysed patients
Derived forms of electrotherapy
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Medical definitions for electrotherapy
electrotherapy
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-thĕr′ə-pē ]
n.
Medical therapy using electric currents.electrotherapeutics
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