TENS

American  

[tenz] / tɛnz /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.

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TENS British  

/ tɛnz /

acronym

1. transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: the application of low-voltage electric impulses to the skin to relieve rheumatic pain and provide some pain relief in labour. The pulses are said to stimulate the release of pain-killing endorphins

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Etymology

Origin of TENS

t(ranscutaneous) e(lectrical) n(erve) s(timulator)

Example Sentences

It is home to a BMW factory that employs around 12,000 people and indirectly supports tens of thousands of jobs across South Carolina.

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Problems in the beleaguered sector have been thrown into focus recently after tens of thousands of South East Water customers were cut off for several days both before and after Christmas.

From BBC

Taylor Swift still sells—or streams the equivalent of—tens of millions of albums, and “Stranger Things” is watched by tens of millions of people.

From The Wall Street Journal

The decision by the court is incrementally positive and could affect the tens of thousands of remaining claims, they said.

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The Senegalese supporters were a smaller fraction compared to the tens of thousands of Moroccans present in the total crowd of 66,526 at the stadium.

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