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Therapeutic vs Galvanism - What's the difference?

therapeutic | galvanism |

As an adjective therapeutic

is of, or relating to therapy.

As a noun galvanism is

the chemical generation of electricity.

therapeutic

English

Alternative forms

* therapeutick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to therapy.
  • Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
  • Therapeutic or curative physic.
  • * Isaac Watts
  • Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic , or the art of restoring it.

    Synonyms

    * * *

    galvanism

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The chemical generation of electricity.
  • The therapeutic use of electricity.
  • * 1892 , Journal of electrotherapeutics: Volume 10
  • Erb and Remak in Germany, Beard and Rockwell and Althans in America, have used it with advantage, in the forms of galvanisms and faradisms, in the treatment of joint troubles.

    See also

    * galvanic * galvanical * galvanically

    References

    * OED2