TENS

[ tenz ]
/ tɛnz /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.

Origin of TENS

t(ranscutaneous) e(lectrical) n(erve) s(timulator)

Definition for tens (2 of 2)

ten
[ ten ]
/ tɛn /

noun

adjective

amounting to ten in number.

Origin of ten

before 900; Middle English ten(e), tenn(e), Old English tēn(e), tīen(e); cognate with Dutch tien, German zehn, Old Norse tīu, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek déka, Sanskrit daśa

Words related to tens

decimal, decennary, decennium, decagon, decade, decapod, decennial, decuple, denary, tenfold, decemvir, decemvirate

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British Dictionary definitions for tens (1 of 2)

TENS
/ (tɛnz) /

n acronym for

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: the application of low-voltage electric impulses to the skin to relieve rheumatic pain and provide some pain relief in labour. The pulses are said to stimulate the release of pain-killing endorphins

British Dictionary definitions for tens (2 of 2)

ten
/ (tɛn) /

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one. It is the base of the decimal number system and the base of the common logarithm See also number (def. 1)
a numeral, 10, X, etc, representing this number
something representing, represented by, or consisting of ten units, such as a playing card with ten symbols on it
Also called: ten o'clock ten hours after noon or midnight

determiner

  1. amounting to tenten tigers
  2. (as pronoun)to sell only ten

Other words from ten

Related adjective: decimal Related prefixes: deca-, deci-

Word Origin for ten

Old English tēn; related to Old Saxon tehan, Old High German zehan, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek deka, Sanskrit dasa

Medical definitions for tens (1 of 2)

TENS
[ tĕnz ]

n.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; a technique used to relieve pain in an injured or diseased part of the body in which electrodes applied to the skin deliver intermittent stimulation to surface nerves and block the transmission of pain signals.

Medical definitions for tens (2 of 2)

TEN

abbr.

toxic epidermal necrolysis

Idioms and Phrases with tens

ten

see count to ten; not touch with a ten-foot pole.