Definitions for diathermy
ˈdaɪ əˌθɜr mi; ˌdaɪ əˈθɜr mi ədiathermy

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1. diathermynoun

   a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents

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1. diathermynoun

   The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues

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1. Diathermy

   Diathermy is electrically induced heat or the use of high-frequency electromagnetic currents as a form of physical therapy and in surgical procedures. The earliest observations on the reactions of high-frequency electromagnetic currents upon the human organism were made by Jacques Arsene d'Arsonval. The field was pioneered in 1907 by German physician Karl Franz Nagelschmidt, who coined the term diathermy from the Greek words dia and θέρμη therma, literally meaning "heating through" (adj., diather´mal, diather´mic). Diathermy is commonly used for muscle relaxation, and to induce deep heating in tissue for therapeutic purposes in medicine. It is used in physical therapy to deliver moderate heat directly to pathologic lesions in the deeper tissues of the body. Diathermy is produced by three techniques: ultrasound (ultrasonic diathermy), short-wave radio frequencies in the range 1–100 MHz (shortwave diathermy) or microwaves typically in the 915 MHz or 2.45 GHz bands (microwave diathermy), the methods differing mainly in their penetration capability. It exerts physical effects and elicits a spectrum of physiological responses. The same techniques are also used to create higher tissue temperatures to destroy neoplasms (cancer and tumors), warts, and infected tissues; this is called hyperthermia treatment. In surgery diathermy is used to cauterize blood vessels to prevent excessive bleeding. The technique is particularly valuable in neurosurgery and surgery of the eye.

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1. diathermy

   Diathermy is a therapeutic treatment most commonly prescribed for muscle and joint conditions. It involves the use of high-frequency electric current to produce heat deep within body tissues. This heat can increase blood flow, accelerate healing, relieve pain, and improve the mobility of tissues by reducing stiffness. There are three types: shortwave, microwave, and ultrasound diathermy.

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1. Diathermy

   In the natural sciences, the term diathermy [di´ah-ther″me] means "electrically induced heat" the use of high-frequency electromagnetic currents as a form of physical or occupational therapy and in surgical procedures. The term diathermy is derived from the Greek words dia and therma, and literally means “heating through.” adj., adj diather´mal, diather´mic. It is commonly used for muscle relaxation. It is also a method of heating tissue electromagnetically or ultrasonically for therapeutic purposes in medicine. Diathermy is used in physical therapy and occupational therapy to deliver moderate heat directly to pathologic lesions in the deeper tissues of the body. Diathermy, whether achieved using short-wave radio frequency or microwave energy, exerts physical effects and elicits a spectrum of physiological responses, the two methods differing mainly for their penetration capability. Surgically, the extreme heat that can be produced by diathermy may be used to destroy neoplasms, warts, and infected tissues, and to cauterize blood vessels to prevent excessive bleeding. The technique is particularly valuable in neurosurgery and surgery of the eye.

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1. Diathermy

   The induction of local hyperthermia by either short radio waves or high-frequency sound waves.

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1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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