Meaning & use
diathermy
A medical treatment that uses high-frequency electric currents to generate heat within body tissue.
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The physical therapist used diathermy to ease deep muscle stiffness in his shoulder.
Diathermy is sometimes used during surgery to seal small blood vessels.
A note on using this word
Diathermy is a clinical term rarely used outside medicine or physical therapy contexts.
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