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electrotherapeutics
[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pyoo-tiks ]
noun
- therapeutics therapeutics based on the curative effects of electricity.
electrotherapeutics
/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the branch of medical science concerned with the use of electrotherapy
Derived Forms
- eˌlectroˌtheraˈpeutic, adjective
Other Words From
- e·lectro·thera·peutic e·lectro·thera·peuti·cal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of electrotherapeutics1
Example Sentences
ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS, a general term for the use of electricity in therapeutics, i.e. in the alleviation and cure of disease.
For radiant heat and light baths and electric baths of all kinds, see Electrotherapeutics; and for compressed air baths, Aerotherapeutics.
By the time she has completed a course of treatment she has tasted all the drugs in the pharmacopeia, wears plates on her feet, spectacles on her nose, has had her teeth tinkered with, and her insides straightened; has had a course in hydrotherapeutics, electrotherapeutics, osteopathy, and Christian Science!
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