Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
ultrasonic therapy
[ uhl-truh-son-ik ther-uh-pee ]
Subclass of:
Diathermy
Definitions related to ultrasonic therapy:
  • (ultrasound energy) A form of therapy being studied as an anticancer treatment. Intensified ultrasound energy can be directed at cancer cells to heat them and kill them.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (ultrasound therapy) A form of treatment that uses very high frequency sound waves for the purpose of treating an injury or illness.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to produce local hyperthermia in certain diseased or injured parts of the body or to destroy the diseased tissue.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (ultrasound therapy) Use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to produce local hyperthermia in certain diseased or injured parts of the body or to destroy the diseased tissue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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