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TENS

[tenz]

noun

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



TENS

/ ɛԳ /

acronym

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of TENS1

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