Meanings
noundiathermy (plural diathermies)
plural diathermies
- medicineThe generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
Origin
Translations
Catalan diatèrmia
- diatèrmiageneration of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Czech diatermie
- diatermiegeneration of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Finnish diatermia
- diatermiageneration of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
French diathermie
- diathermiegeneration of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Indonesian diatermi
- diatermigeneration of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Italian diatermocoagulazione
- diatermocoagulazionegeneration of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Polish diatermia
- diatermiageneration of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Romanian diatermie
- diatermiegeneration of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Russian диатермия
- диатермия (diatermija)generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Ukrainian діатермія
- діатермія (diatermija)generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
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APA
diathermy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diathermy
MLA
“diathermy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diathermy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diathermy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diathermy.
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