Definition
Medical treatment using electric current, particularly using galvanic current to treat disease or injury; early electrotherapy.
Etymology
From galvano- (galvanism) + therapy (from Greek therapeia, healing). Developed in late 1700s-1800s as doctors hoped electricity could cure various ailments.
Kelly Says
Galvanotherapy was widely practiced in Victorian medicine—doctors treated paralysis, rheumatism, and even depression with electricity, and surprisingly, some patients reported feeling better (probably a placebo effect, but hope was powerful medicine).
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጋላቫኖ ቴራፒ
ga-la-va-no te-ra-pi
ARالعربية
علاج بالجالواني
i'laaj bil-jalbani
BNবাংলা
গ্যালভানোথেরাপি
gal-va-no-the-ra-pi
CACatalà
galvanoteràpia
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-a
CSČeština
galvanoterapie
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee
DADansk
galvanoterapi
gal-va-no-te-ra-pi
DEDeutsch
Galvanotherapie
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτροθεραπεία
i-lek-tro-the-ra-pee-a
ESEspañol
galvanoterapia
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-ah
FAفارسی
گالوانوتراپی
gal-va-no-tra-pee
FISuomi
galvanoterapia
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-a
FRFrançais
galvanotherapie
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee
GUGU
ગેલ્વાનોથેરાપી
gel-va-no-the-ra-pee
HAHA
galvanotherapy
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee
HEעברית
טיפול חשמלי
ti-pul khas-mali
HIहिन्दी
गैल्वेनोथेरेपी
gal-ve-no-the-ra-pee
HUMagyar
galvanoterápia
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
galvanoterapi
gal-va-no-te-ra-pi
IGIG
galvanotherapy
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee
ITItaliano
galvanoterapia
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-a
KKKK
гальванотерапия
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-ya
KMKM
ការប្រើប្រាស់ស្វាយ
ka-ra-bpra-as-swa-y
KO한국어
갈바노테라피
gal-ba-no-te-ra-pi
MRMR
गॅल्वेनोथेरेपी
gal-ve-no-the-ra-pee
MSBahasa Melayu
galvanoterapi
gal-va-no-te-ra-pi
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ်ဆေး
lyi-phet-sit-say
NLNederlands
galvanotherapie
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee
NONorsk
galvanoterapi
gal-va-no-te-ra-pi
PAPA
ਗੈਲਵਾਨੋਥੇਰਾਪੀ
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee
PLPolski
galvanoterapia
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-a
PTPortuguês
galvanoterapia
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-ah
RORomână
galvanoterapie
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee
RUРусский
гальванотерапия
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-ya
SVSvenska
galvanoterapi
gal-va-no-te-ra-pi
SWKiswahili
galvanotherapy
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee
TAதமிழ்
கால்வானோதெரபி
kaal-va-na-o-the-ra-pi
TEతెలుగు
గ్యాలవనోథెరపీ
gya-la-va-no-the-ra-pee
THไทย
การใช้กระแสไฟฟ้ารักษา
gaan chai kra-sae fai-faa raksa
TLTL
galvanoterapi
gal-va-no-te-ra-pi
TRTürkçe
galvanoterapi
gal-va-no-te-ra-pi
UKУкраїнська
гальванотерапія
gal-va-no-te-ra-pee-ya
URاردو
گالوانو تھراپی
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee
VITiếng Việt
điện trị
dien tri
YOYO
galvanotherapy
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee
ZUZU
galvanotherapy
gal-va-no-the-ra-pee