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单词 TENS
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TENS

noun

ˈtenz How to pronounce TENS (audio)
1
[transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation] : electrical stimulation of the skin to relieve pain by interfering with the neural transmission of signals from underlying pain receptors
2
[transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator] : a device used for TENS

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

TENS

abbreviation or noun

ˈtenz How to pronounce TENS (audio)
1
: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
For TENS, electrodes that send out tiny electric impulses are placed on the skin. Dana Sullivan, Women's Sports & Fitness
2
: a device used for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation : transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator
The TENS runs on batteries and is the size of a beeper. It has small cables with pads on the end that deliver small electrical shocks to the area in pain. Harry Wessel, The Chicago Tribune

tens

noun

plural of ten
as in dolls
a physically attractive person promised me that she would fix me up with a ten

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