electrotherapeutics

[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pyoo-tiks ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

therapeutics based on the curative effects of electricity.

Origin of electrotherapeutics

First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + therapeutics

OTHER WORDS FROM electrotherapeutics

e·lec·tro·ther·a·peu·tic, e·lec·tro·ther·a·peu·ti·cal, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for electrotherapeutics

electrotherapeutics
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of medical science concerned with the use of electrotherapy

Derived forms of electrotherapeutics

electrotherapeutic or electrotherapeutical, adjective