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Galvanism

Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; dynamical electricity.

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Electricity 76% connected

A power in nature, a manifestation of energy, exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a circuit movement, the fact of direc…

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Therapy 76% connected

Therapeutics.

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Treatment 76% connected

The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

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Voltaic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and established this branch of…

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Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and established this branch of…

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Actinotherapy noun · 86% connection

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

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Aromatherapy noun · 86% connection

the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage

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Botanical medicine noun · 86% connection

the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)

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Chemotherapy noun · 86% connection

the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)

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Curietherapy noun · 86% connection

the use of radium in radiation therapy

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Electric healing noun · 86% connection

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

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Electrical healing noun · 86% connection

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

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Electromotive drug administration noun · 86% connection

therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues

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Electrotherapy noun · 86% connection

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

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EMDA noun · 86% connection

therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues

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Heliotherapy noun · 86% connection

therapeutic exposure to sunlight

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Herbal therapy noun · 86% connection

the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)

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Hormone replacement therapy noun · 86% connection

hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis

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Hormone-replacement therapy noun · 86% connection

hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis

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HRT noun · 86% connection

hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis

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Immunotherapy noun · 86% connection

therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system

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Inflation therapy noun · 86% connection

therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air

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Infrared therapy noun · 86% connection

the use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to…

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Alloy verb · 78% connection

Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. B…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…

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Chaos noun · 78% connection

(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

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Convection noun · 78% connection

A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of…

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Copper noun · 78% connection

A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electr…

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Dynam noun · 78% connection

A unit of measure for dynamical effect or work; a foot pound. See Foot pound.

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Dynamic adjective · 78% connection

Alt. of Dynamical

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Dynamical adjective · 78% connection

Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology.

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Dynamo-electric adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the development of electricity, especially electrical currents, by power; producing electricity or electrical currents b…

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Electric noun · 78% connection

A nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin, etc., employed to excite or accumulate electricity.

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Electrical adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing, derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or virtue; an elec…

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Electrician noun · 78% connection

An investigator of electricity; one versed in the science of electricity.

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