electrotherapyn.

Brit.

/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpi/, U.S.

/əˌlɛktrəˈθɛrəpi/,

/iˌlɛktrəˈθɛrəpi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: electro- comb. form, therapy n.

Etymology: < electro- comb. form + therapy n., perhaps after French électrothérapie (1857). Compare earlier electrotherapeutics n.

Medicine.

Treatment, esp. of medical or psychiatric conditions, with electricity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by electricity > [noun]

electrotherapeutics1849

electrolysis1861

electrotherapy1861

faradization1867

faradism1876

faradaism1886

biotherapy1903

fulguration1907

fulgurating1909

electroshock1938

1861 Lancet 18 May 495/2 In that most rebellious of all diseases uncomplicated by organic malady, hysterical paralysis, the effects of electro-therapy as applied by localized faradization have been in some cases almost miraculous.

1889 T. Savill tr. J. M. Charcot Clin. Lect. Dis. Nerv. Syst. i. 5 We possess, moreover, a service richly endowed with all the apparatus necessary for the practice of electro-diagnosis and electro-therapy.

1921 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 21 299 Electrotherapy is now being developed in a number of our larger hospitals and is showing excellent results.

1973 Med. Jrnl. Austral. 25 Aug. 367/1 We think it is a significant prognostic indicator if the patient has shown at least a temporary response to..electrotherapy.

2006 Pain 124 5/1 Many treatments are available for chronic neck pain, including drugs, electrotherapy, patient education, spinal manipulation, exercises, and behavioral therapy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electrotherapy
释义	electrotherapyn. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpi/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˈθɛrəpi/, /iˌlɛktrəˈθɛrəpi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: electro- comb. form, therapy n. Etymology: < electro- comb. form + therapy n., perhaps after French électrothérapie (1857). Compare earlier electrotherapeutics n. Medicine. Treatment, esp. of medical or psychiatric conditions, with electricity. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by electricity > [noun] electrotherapeutics1849 electrolysis1861 electrotherapy1861 faradization1867 faradism1876 faradaism1886 biotherapy1903 fulguration1907 fulgurating1909 electroshock1938 1861 Lancet 18 May 495/2 In that most rebellious of all diseases uncomplicated by organic malady, hysterical paralysis, the effects of electro-therapy as applied by localized faradization have been in some cases almost miraculous. 1889 T. Savill tr. J. M. Charcot Clin. Lect. Dis. Nerv. Syst. i. 5 We possess, moreover, a service richly endowed with all the apparatus necessary for the practice of electro-diagnosis and electro-therapy. 1921 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 21 299 Electrotherapy is now being developed in a number of our larger hospitals and is showing excellent results. 1973 Med. Jrnl. Austral. 25 Aug. 367/1 We think it is a significant prognostic indicator if the patient has shown at least a temporary response to..electrotherapy. 2006 Pain 124 5/1 Many treatments are available for chronic neck pain, including drugs, electrotherapy, patient education, spinal manipulation, exercises, and behavioral therapy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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