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Definition of Diathermy

1. Noun. A method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents.

Definition of Diathermy

1. Noun. (physics medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues ¹

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Definition of Diathermy

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Medical Definition of Diathermy

1. The heating of the body tissues due to their resistance to the passage of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, electric currents or ultrasonic waves. In medical diathermy (thermopenetration) the tissues are warmed but not damaged, in surgical diathermy (electrocoagulation) tissue is destroyed. Origin: Gr. Therm = heat This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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