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, adjectiveWords nearby electrotherapeutics
electrosurgery,
electrosynthesis,
electrotaxis,
electrotechnics,
electrotechnology,
electrotherapeutics,
electrotherapist,
electrotherapy,
electrothermal,
electrothermal printer,
electrotin
British Dictionary definitions for electrotherapeutics
electrotherapeutics
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular)
the branch of medical science concerned with the use of electrotherapy