diathermy

Examples

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• Bipolar diathermy dissection remains popular because of its short operating time and minimal perioperative blood loss.

  Academic text (2001)

• Muscle relaxers, painkillers, rest, and physical therapy such as traction, diathermy, ultrasound, hot packs, and cold packs are sometimes used.

  Blog text (21)

• In our study, there was negligible blood loss with both types of diathermy dissection, and therefore we did not specifically measure it.

  Academic text (2002)

• The key to scissors tonsillectomy is to cut slowly while simultaneously applying the diathermy current.

  Academic text (2002)

• However, diathermy is associated with thermal damage to the surrounding normal soft tissues, which might explain why it results in more pain than cold dissection does.

  Academic text (2001)

• Bipolar diathermy scissors tonsillectomy is a relatively new surgical technique.

  Academic text (2002)

• Diathermy is applied to the initial incision point at the superior pole with the points of the scissors virtually closed.

  Academic text (2002)

• The scar tissue of the stricture in the esophagus was divided with diathermy at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions.

  Academic text (2007)

• Among the treatments for nasal tuberculosis that have been used are surgical excision, diathermy, cautery, and radium.

  Academic text (2002)

• The results of our preliminary study show that in terms of operating time and blood loss, the UHS is comparable to diathermy and laser surgery and compares favorably with traditional blunt dissection.

  Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

E

electrotherapy

vsdiathermy

• Specialized

6.3

A medical treatment that uses small electric currents on the body to help heal injuries

uses high frequency currents to heat tissues rather than just applying currents

T

thermotherapy

vsdiathermy

• Specialized

6.3

The use of heat to reduce pain and make muscles less stiff

creates internal heat with high frequency currents instead of applying external heat

Compounds

D

diathermy machine

• Specialized

7.8

A machine that uses electric current to heat parts of the body for medical treatment

M

microwave diathermy machine

• Specialized

8.0

A device that heats deep parts of the body with microwaves for therapy

S

shortwave diathermy machine

• Specialized

7.9

A medical machine that uses short radio waves to heat parts deep inside the body for treatment

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology