Electrotherapy

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  • noun. Medical therapy using electric currents.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as electrotherapeutics.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
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  • noun. the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
  • Word Usage
    "At the national level this has meant finalising the draft regulations that will deal, among other things, with the licensing of establishments for treatment of mental health problems and will set quality standards for some of the more controversial forms of treatment - such as electrotherapy and sleep therapy."
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