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noun
The chemical generation of electricity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The (therapeutic) use of electricity directly applied to the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Rare form of galvanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, rare, uncountable
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noun
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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Synonyms: electrotherapy, electric healing, electrical healing
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Broader terms: therapy
Narrower terms: electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT
noun
electricity produced by chemical action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: electricity
History
From French galvanisme, after physiologist Luigi Alyisio Galvani (1737–1798) + -isme. By surface analysis, galvano- + -ism.
Across languages
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