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Therapeutic vs Ultrasound - What's the difference?

therapeutic | ultrasound |

As a adjective therapeutic

is of, or relating to therapy.

As a noun ultrasound is

(physics) sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz.

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

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    ultrasound

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ultrasound)
  • (physics) sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz
  • (medicine) The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
  • Antonyms

    * (physics) infrasound

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