TENS

[tenz]

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.

TENS

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of TENS¹

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