DIATHERMY

diathermy

(noun) a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

diathermy (plural diathermies)

(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation

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