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electrostimulation

Definitions

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  • noun Stimulation with electricity, sometimes used in medicine.

Etymologies

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electro- +‎ stimulation

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Examples

  • Bringing fresh hope to those living with paralysis, a man paralyzed below the waist regained some ability to stand and move through the use of an electrostimulation device and intense physical rehabilitation.

    An Electrical Jolt for Paralysis Research Katherine Hobson 2011

  • "It's the first time that there's compelling scientific evidence that you can, with the electrostimulation of the spinal cord, create a favorable motor response."

    An Electrical Jolt for Paralysis Research Katherine Hobson 2011

  • Forget those ads for “electrostimulation” that promise to reduce two inches of fat in an hour.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • Forget those ads for “electrostimulation” that promise to reduce two inches of fat in an hour.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • Out of interest, this historical page on Harrogate Spa explains that Bergonié treatment is electrostimulation of the muscles, Nauheim treatment bathing in carbonated water (in imitation of the natural waters at Bad Nauheim), and cataphoresis a technique claimed to carry therapeutic ions into the body via an electrified pad on the skin.

    Bartitsu Ray Girvan 2005

  • Other emerging technologies for skin rejuvenation include electrostimulation and focused ultrasound.

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • Other emerging technologies for skin rejuvenation include electrostimulation and focused ultrasound.

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • Dolly Parton suffers from pectobaritis and currently undergoes a thrice-weekly regimen of electrostimulation just so she can retain the full use of her shoulders.

    Open Thread: Medical “Facts” « Whatever 2007

  • But even if there is no signal, electrostimulation of an appropriate part of the brain can turn off a brain disorder.

    Robert Fischell on medical inventing 2005

  • A signal in the brain that triggers brain dysfunction might be sensed as a trigger for electrostimulation like we're doing with epilepsy.

    Robert Fischell on medical inventing 2005

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