diathermy (Crossword)

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  1. Clue: Modality
    Answer: diathermy

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• 1 - application of a current of the order of one ampere
• A procedure in which tissue is heated to destroy abnormal cells
• Diathermy: The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells
• The production of heat in body tissues by electric currents
• (loop diathermy) A method of destroying abnormal pre-cancerous cells on the cervix
• Deep-heat therapy that uses high-frequency electric currents to produce heat in body tissues
• Local elevation of temperature within the tissues, produced by high frequency current
• Medical diathermy, in which the tissues are warmed but not sufficiently to change their nature
• The destruction of tissue, usually to stop bleeding by using a high frequency electric current to generate heat
• The heating of the body tissues due to their resistance to the passage of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation

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