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electrotherapy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The use of electrical energy as a medical treatment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: galvanism, electric healing, electrical healing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: therapy

Narrower terms: electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT

History

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English therapy English electrotherapy From electro- + therapy.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 電療法 /电疗法 (diànliáofǎ) — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Czech: elektroléčba — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Czech: elektroterapie — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Dutch: elektrotherapie — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Estonian: elektroteraapia — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Finnish: elektroterapia — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • French: électrothérapie — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • German: Elektrotherapie — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Greek: ηλεκτροθεραπεία (ilektrotherapeía) — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Hungarian: elektroterápia — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Ido: elektroterapio — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Italian: elettroterapia — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Italian: galvanoterapia — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Japanese: 電気療法 (denki ryōhō) — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Polish: elektroterapia — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Portuguese: eletroterapia — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Romanian: electroterapie — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Russian: электротерапи́я (elektroterapíja) — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • Spanish: electroterapia — use of electrical energy as a medical treatment