= electrotherapy, n.
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释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by electricity > [noun] (21) electrotherapeutics1849 = electrotherapy, n. electrolysis1861 Medicine. The destruction or treatment of tumours, polyps, calculi, etc., by passing an electric current through the affected area. electrotherapy1861 Treatment, esp. of medical or psychiatric conditions, with electricity. faradization1867 The action of faradizing; the application of induced currents of electricity to the body. faradism1876 Inductive electricity; the application of this for therapeutic purposes. faradaism1886 = faradism, n. biotherapy1903 = electrotherapy, n. rare. Now disused. fulguration1907 Surgery. Destruction of tissue, esp. malignant tissue, by means of an electrical current; an instance of this. fulgurating1909 The action of destroying tissue by means of an electrical current; = fulguration, n. 3. Frequently attributive. electroshock1938 An electric shock, esp. one used in the treatment of mental illness; the therapeutic use of electric shocks. Also: the state of having been… Subcategories:— cataphoresis (5) — other electrical treatments (6) |
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