| medical diathermy | Diathermy of mild degree causing no destruction of tissue. Synonym: thermopenetration. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| short wave diathermy | Therapeutic elevation of temperature in the tissues by means of an oscillating electric current of extremely high frequency (10 to 100 million Hz) and short wavelength of 3 to 30 meters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical diathermy | Electrocoagulation with a high frequency electrocautery, resulting in local tissue destruction; usually used to seal blood vessels and arrest bleeding. Synonym: diathermocoagulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diathermy | <procedure, surgery> The heating of the body tissues due to their resistance to the passage of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, electric currents or ultrasonic waves. In medical diathermy (thermopenetration) the tissues are warmed but not damaged, in surgical diathermy (electrocoagulation) tissue is destroyed. Origin: Gr. Therm = heat (18 Nov 1997) |
| ultrashortwave diathermy | Shortwave diathermy in which the wavelength is under 10 meters. (05 Mar 2000) |