Definition

1. Noun:
   • The therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis): "Electric healing" refers to a medical treatment method that uses controlled electrical currents for therapeutic purposes.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The doctor recommended a course of electric healing for the patient's muscle atrophy.
  • Electric healing has been used historically to treat nervous disorders.

Advanced Usage

• "undergo electric healing": to receive this form of therapy as a patient.
  • After the accident, he had to undergo electric healing to regain movement in his leg.

Variants and Related Words

• Electrotherapy (n): A more common modern synonym for "electric healing," encompassing various therapeutic uses of electrical energy.
  • Electrotherapy is often used in physical rehabilitation.
• Electrotherapeutics (n): The branch of medicine concerned with the study and application of electrotherapy.

Synonyms

• Electrotherapy: The use of electric currents for medical treatment.
• Electrical therapy: A direct synonym describing treatment with electricity.

Related Terms

• Galvanism: An archaic term for the therapeutic application of direct current electricity.
• Faradism: An archaic term for the therapeutic application of induced alternating currents.

Noun

1. the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)