electropathyn.

1842 New Monthly Mag. 66 440 When requested by letters from Ireland or the Land's-end, to state whether his mode of practice were founded on electropathy, or hydropathy, or any other newly-invented pathy, he contented himself with replying that he possessed no exclusive mode of practice.

1853 G. Huff Electro-Physiol. xiv. 218 Electropathy, in the midst of that numerous family which of late years has sprung into existence..is based upon the principle of electricity.

1890 Lancet 2 Aug. 228/1 One patient I had on board..had tried all the ‘pathies’—allopathy, homœopathy, electropathy, acetopathy, hydropathy.

1905 Washington Post 19 Nov. 4/7 (advt.) We teach students how to heal the sick by our new system of human electropathy... A new profession. Easy to learn.

1937 Times 31 May 1/3 The Clinic..is completely equipped for Massage, Swedish Remedial Exercise, and Electropathy.

2004 Modesto (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 27 Feb. b7 In electropathy, the patient would hold a piece of metal in one hand and an electrode would be applied to the area of the body in need of attention.

2007 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 14 June Electropathy and Naturopathy are alternative systems of medicine, but not recognized by various state governments or the Indian Medical Council.

1849 A. Paige (title) The Electropathic Guide.

1882 Society 11 Nov. 24/1 Electropathic socks.

1963 S. Sack Hist. Higher Educ. Pennsylvania I. ii. xv. 304 The Electropathic Institute..was denied a charter with the power to confer degrees.

1996 A. W. B. Simpson Leading Cases in Common Law x. 286 He also sold an electropathic corset for such women as did not feel attracted to the unisex model.