electrical healing
the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) • Syn: electrotherapy, galvanism, electric healing • Derivationally related forms: galvanize (for: galvanism), galvanise (for: galvanism), electrotherapist (for: electrotherapy) • Hypernyms: therapy • Hyponyms: electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT
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