Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A technique used to relieve pain in an injured or diseased part of the body in which electrodes applied to the skin deliver intermittent stimulation to surface nerves, blocking the transmission of pain signals.
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- initialism Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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During physical therapy, I was introduced to this incredibly helpful little machine called a TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) unit.
TENS Machines are Helpful for Pain, and Can Help Produce Endorphins Too 2007
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Among the complementary therapies for cancer patients that Holt surveyed and recommends in the new book are massage, yoga, ginger (for nausea), and an energy treatment called TENS
NZ On Screen 2010
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How the hell did they get calling TENS 'TCA' past their reviewers?
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Another option: A nerve stimulation machine called a TENS unit helps reduce symptoms for some people as well.
unknown title BY MEHMET OZ AND MICHAEL ROIZEN 2009
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The first is known as a "TENS" machine and it relaxes and deprograms the jaw muscles.
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The first is known as a "TENS" machine and it relaxes and deprograms the jaw muscles.
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MIDDLE EAST ERUPTS: TENS OF THOUSANDS DEMONSTRATE IN IRAN - Days after Hosni Mubarak's decades-long rule in Egypt ended, protesters swarmed downtown Tehran to demand similar reforms in their own country.
HUFFPOST HILL - Rep. Jean Schmidt Under Investigation Eliot Nelson 2011
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The result was the TENS, or Tactical Electric No Signature mountain bike.
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Oh ya, and those TENS of THOUSANDS that die every year because of no healthcare are gonna be real upset, that they did NOT die.
Think Progress » Pete Sessions Agrees That ‘Deem And Pass’ Is Legitimate 2010
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MIDDLE EAST ERUPTS: TENS OF THOUSANDS DEMONSTRATE IN IRAN - Days after Hosni Mubarak's decades-long rule in Egypt ended, protesters swarmed downtown Tehran to demand similar reforms in their own country.
HUFFPOST HILL - Rep. Jean Schmidt Under Investigation Eliot Nelson 2011
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