TENS

[ tenz ]

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noun

Medicine/Medical.

a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.

TENS

/ ��ɛ�Գ� /

acronym for

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: the application of low-voltage electric impulses to the skin to relieve rheumatic pain and provide some pain relief in labour. The pulses are said to stimulate the release of pain-killing endorphins

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Word History and Origins

Origin of TENS¹

t(ranscutaneous) e(lectrical) n(erve) s(timulator)

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