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noun
The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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noun
a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: modality
History
From dia- + therm + -y.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
