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Diathermy

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Noun
  1. 1
    The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
  2. 2
    a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents wordnet

Etymology

From dia- + therm + -y.

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