diathermy

English

Etymology

From dia- +‎ -thermy.

Noun

diathermy (plural diathermies)

1. (physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation

Derived terms

• cyclodiathermy
• diathermia
• diathermic
• endodiathermy

 

Translations

generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents

• Czech: diatermie f
• Finnish: diatermia
• French: diathermie (fr) f
• Italian: diatermocoagulazione f
• Polish: diatermia (pl) f
• Russian: диатермия (ru) f (diatermija)
• Ukrainian: діатермія f (diatermija)

See also

• electrocautery