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electrotherapeutics
1. Therapeutics, or treatments, based on the curative effects of electricity.
2. The treatment of disease by electrical shock and other techniques using electricity.
2. The treatment of disease by electrical shock and other techniques using electricity.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
(page 88)
-ics, -tics [-ac after i]
(page 14)
electrotherapy, electrotherapeutics
1. The use of electricity in treating musculoskeletal dysfunction, pain, or disease.
2. The use of low-intensity electricity to treat insomnia, anxiety, or neurotic depression.
3. Using an electrode with a point or surface from which to discharge current to treat the body of a patient.
4. Applying electric current to the body for massage or heat treatment.
2. The use of low-intensity electricity to treat insomnia, anxiety, or neurotic depression.
3. Using an electrode with a point or surface from which to discharge current to treat the body of a patient.
4. Applying electric current to the body for massage or heat treatment.
This entry is located in the following units:
electro-, electr-, electri-
(page 88)
-ics, -tics [-ac after i]
(page 14)
therap-, -therapeutic[s], -therapeutically, -therapy, -therapies, -therapist
(page 5)