electrotherapy

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noun

The use of electrical energy as a medical treatment.

Similar
galvanismelectric healingelectrical healing
OriginEnglish therapy ← Latin electro- ← French électro- →
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Meanings

nounelectrotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural electrotherapies)

plural electrotherapies

  1. countableuncountableThe use of electrical energy as a medical treatment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

Similar
galvanismelectric healingelectrical healing
Broader
therapytreatment
Also see
galvanism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. Latinelectro-
  4. Englishelectro-
  5. Englishtherapy
  6. Englishelectrotherapy

From electro- + therapy.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 電療法 /电疗法
  • 電療法 /电疗法 (diànliáofǎ)use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Czech elektroléčba, elektroterapie
  • elektroléčbause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • elektroterapieuse of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Dutch elektrotherapie
  • elektrotherapieuse of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Estonian elektroteraapia
  • elektroteraapiause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Finnish elektroterapia
  • elektroterapiause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
French électrothérapie
  • électrothérapieuse of electrical energy as a medical treatment
German Elektrotherapie
  • Elektrotherapieuse of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Greek ηλεκτροθεραπεία
  • ηλεκτροθεραπεία (ilektrotherapeía)use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Hungarian elektroterápia
  • elektroterápiause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Italian elettroterapia, galvanoterapia
  • elettroterapiause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
  • galvanoterapiause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Japanese 電気療法
  • 電気療法 (denki ryōhō)use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Polish elektroterapia
  • elektroterapiause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Portuguese eletroterapia
  • eletroterapiause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Romanian electroterapie
  • electroterapieuse of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Russian электротерапи́я
  • электротерапи́я (elektroterapíja)use of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Spanish electroterapia
  • electroterapiause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Tagalog elektroterapya
  • elektroterapyause of electrical energy as a medical treatment
Cite this entry
APA

electrotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotherapy

MLA

“electrotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotherapy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrotherapy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotherapy.

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