Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
diathermy
di·a·ther·my [ dahy-uh-thur-mee ]
Subclass of:
Induced Hyperthermia
Etymology:
Greek dia = through + therme = heat
Definitions related to diathermy:
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The induction of local hyperthermia by either short radio waves or high-frequency sound waves.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Use of high-frequency electric currents to heat deep muscle and joint tissue as a form of physical therapy.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Diathermy, form of physical therapy in which deep heating of tissues is accomplished by the use of high-frequency electrical current. American engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891 first noted that heat resulted from irradiation of tissue with high-frequency alternating current (wavelengths...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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