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

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From Science Daily

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