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View synonyms for electrotherapy
electrotherapy
[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pee ]
noun
- treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.
electrotherapy
/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /
noun
- treatment in which electric currents are passed through the tissues to stimulate muscle function in paralysed patients
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Derived Forms
- eˌlectroˈtherapist, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of electrotherapy1
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Example Sentences
This kind of electrotherapy will be reserved for the most intractable patients, for whom traditional interventions have failed.
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Several of our own patients, similarly affected, have found electrotherapy an egregious failure.
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