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diathermy definition

dia·thermy (dī′ə t̸hʉr′mē)

noun

medical treatment in which heat is produced beneath the skin by a high-frequency electric current, radiation, etc., to warm or destroy tissue

Etymology: ModL diathermia < Gr dia-, through + thermē, heat: see warm

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