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Definition of Diathermy machine
1. Noun. A medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes.
Specialized synonyms: Microwave Diathermy Machine, Shortwave Diathermy Machine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diathermy Machine
Literary usage of Diathermy machine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"With the development of the newer short wave diathermy machine the older conventional
diathermy apparatus largely has been discarded. ..."
2. The Hahnemannian Monthly (1921)
"... high-frequency current, the diathermy machine, physiological effects, elevation
of body temperature, medical diathermy, surgical diathermy and cases. ..."
3. A Text-book of Urology in Men, Women and Children, Including Urinary and by Victor Cox Pedersen (1919)
"... in the urethra are connected to one side of the diathermy machine. The other
electrode (metallic plate) is placed on the buttocks, penis or perineum. ..."
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