noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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.

Related phrases

high frequency

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