diathermy
/ˈdaɪəθɜːmɪ/noun
mass noun
- a medical and surgical technique involving the production of heat in a part of the body by high-frequency electric currents, to stimulate the circulation, relieve pain, destroy unhealthy tissue, or cause bleeding vessels to clot透热疗法。
词源
early 20th cent.: from DIA- 'through' + thermon 'heat'.