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microwave diathermy machine — noun diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat • Hypernyms: ↑diathermy machine … Useful english dictionary
diathermy — /duy euh therr mee/, n. Med. the production of heat in body tissues by electric currents, for therapeutic purposes. Also, diathermia /duy euh therr mee euh/. [ < G Diathermie (1909). See DIA , THERMY] * * * Use of high frequency electric current… … Universalium
diathermy machine — noun a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑medical instrument • Hyponyms: ↑microwave diathermy machine, ↑shortwave diathermy machine … Useful english dictionary
Diathermy — The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called cauterization or electrodiathermy. * * * Local elevation of temperature within the tissues, produced by high frequency current, ultrasonic waves, or microwave radiation. SYN: transthermia. [G … Medical dictionary
Microwave burn — This article is about injury from direct microwave exposure. For other microwave oven related injuries, see Hazard section of Microwave oven. Microwave burns are burn injuries caused by thermal effects of microwave radiation absorbed in a living… … Wikipedia
microwave therapy — a form of diathermy using electromagnetic waves of extremely short wavelength. In modern apparatus the electric currents induced in the tissues have frequencies of up to 25,000 million cycles per second … Medical dictionary
microwave therapy — a form of diathermy using electromagnetic waves of extremely short wavelength. In modern apparatus the electric currents induced in the tissues have frequencies of up to 25,000 million cycles per second … The new mediacal dictionary
National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research — Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research Academic block Established 3 December 1975 Type Govt. of India, Research, Institution Director Dr. Sanjay Kumar Das Students 560 per yr … Wikipedia
MWD — maximum walking distance; microwave diathermy; molecular weight data; molecular weight distribution … Medical dictionary
MWD — • maximum walking distance; • microwave diathermy; • molecular weight data; • molecular weight distribution … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
