faradize
verb (used with object)
to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
faradization
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a word derived from
faradize.
Example Sentences
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It appears that thus far the best results have been obtained on the one hand by galvanization of the spine, on the other by general faradization.
From The Electric Bath by George M. Schweig
This diminution is sometimes so considerable, that the joint, which prior to the faradization admitted of no movement, is able to execute passive and active movements with tolerable facility.”
From The Electric Bath by George M. Schweig
Such a condition may be readily produced in a dog's exposed heart by direct faradization of the auricle.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
Galvanization or faradization of the affected parts may also be employed, and with, occasionally, beneficial effect.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
After from three to five minutes of this faradization, the surface board may be successively applied for a minute or two each to the arms, abdomen, pectoral and dorsal muscles.
From The Electric Bath by George M. Schweig
