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diathermy

diathermy noun: the generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation.

Noun

diathermy (plural diathermies)

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

diathermy meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

diathermy in Tamil

உளநோய் மின்சிகிச்சை ஊடுதீய்ப்பு, வெப்பச் சிகிச்சை, அகவெப்பமாக்கல், மின் வெப்ப மூட்டல், ஊடுதீய்ப்பு, சுட்டெரித்தல்

diathermy in Indonesian

generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents
diatermi

Forms of diathermy

pluraldiathermies

Origin of diathermy

From dia- + therm + -y.

Words formed from diathermy

Questions about diathermy

What does diathermy mean?
Diathermy means the generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation.
What is diathermy in Tamil?
Diathermy in Tamil is உளநோய் மின்சிகிச்சை ஊடுதீய்ப்பு, வெப்பச் சிகிச்சை, அகவெப்பமாக்கல். See Diathermy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diathermy?
Diathermy is a noun.
What is the plural of diathermy?
The plural of diathermy is diathermies.

Words near diathermy in the dictionary

  1. diathermic
  2. diathermies
  3. diathermocoagulation
  4. diathermocoagulations
  5. diathermous
  6. diathermy
  7. diatheses
  8. diathesis
  9. diathetic
  10. diatom
  11. diatomacean

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