treatment by diathermy

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• diathermy — [dī′ə thʉr΄mē] n. [ModL diathermia < Gr dia , through + thermē, heat: see WARM] medical treatment in which heat is produced beneath the skin by a high frequency electric current, radiation, etc., to warm or destroy tissue …   English World dictionary

• diathermy — /duy euh therr mee/, n. Med. the production of heat in body tissues by electric currents, for therapeutic purposes. Also, diathermia /duy euh therr mee euh/. [ < G Diathermie (1909). See DIA , THERMY] * * * Use of high frequency electric current… …   Universalium

• Diathermy — The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called cauterization or electrodiathermy. * * * Local elevation of temperature within the tissues, produced by high frequency current, ultrasonic waves, or microwave radiation. SYN: transthermia. [G …   Medical dictionary

• diathermy — di·a·ther·my || daɪəθɜːmɪ n. treatment of diseased tissue using heat …   English contemporary dictionary

• diathermic —   a. transmitting heat rays.    ♦ diathermacy,    ♦ diathermancy,    ♦ diathermaneity, n.    ♦ diathermanous,    ♦ diathermous, a.    ♦ diathermotherapy, n. medical treatment by diathermy.    ♦ diathermy, n. heating, by electrical means, of… …   Dictionary of difficult words

• thermotherapy — Treatment of disease by therapeutic application of heat. [thermo + G. therapeia, treatment] * * * ther·mo·ther·a·py ther ə pē n, pl pies treatment of disease by heat (as by hot air, hot baths, or diathermy) * * * n. the use of heat to alleviate… …   Medical dictionary

• cyclodiathermy — Diathermy applied to the sclera adjacent to the ciliary body in the treatment of glaucoma. * * * cy·clo·dia·ther·my dī ə .thər mē n, pl mies partial or complete destruction of the ciliary body by diathermy to relieve some conditions (as glaucoma) …   Medical dictionary

• radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …   Universalium

• National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research — Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research Academic block Established 3 December 1975 Type Govt. of India, Research, Institution Director Dr. Sanjay Kumar Das Students 560 per yr …   Wikipedia

• physical medicine and rehabilitation — or physiatry or physical therapy or rehabilitation medicine Medical specialty treating chronic disabilities through physical means to help patients return to a comfortable, productive life despite a medical problem. Its objectives are pain relief …   Universalium

• therapy — 1. The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. SEE ALSO: therapeutics. 2. In psychiatry, and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. SEE ALSO: psychotherapy …   Medical dictionary