faradize

[ far-uh-dahyz ]
/ ˈfær əˌdaɪz /

verb (used with object), far·a·dized, far·a·diz·ing. Medicine/Medical.

to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).

Origin of faradize

From the French word faradiser, dating back to 1860–65. See farad, -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM faradize

far·a·di·za·tion, noun far·a·diz·er, noun far·a·dism, noun

Words nearby faradize

faraday dark space, faraday effect, faraday shield, faradic, faradism, faradize, farandole, faraway, farber's disease, farc, farce

Example sentences from the Web for faradism

  • Faradism is applied in the form just described, using a wire brush as an electrode to the areas of numbness and anæsthesia.

    Fat and Blood |S. Weir Mitchell

  • As remarked in the chapter on Pollens, I have succeeded with the milder methods of rosin-weed, faradism and ichthyol.

    The Treatment of Hay Fever |George Frederick Laidlaw

  • Faradization, or Faradism, the medical application of the induced currents which Faraday discovered in 1831.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various

British Dictionary definitions for faradism (1 of 2)

faradism
/ (ˈfærəˌdɪzəm) /

noun

the therapeutic use of faradic currents

British Dictionary definitions for faradism (2 of 2)

faradize

faradise

/ (ˈfærəˌdaɪz) /

verb

(tr) obsolete to treat (an organ or part) with faradic currents

Derived forms of faradize

faradization or faradisation, noun faradizer or faradiser, noun