Modalities Vocabulary Flashcards
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Convection
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Heating indirectly through another medium such as air or liquid
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Conduction
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Heating through direct contact
2
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Radiation
A
Transfer of heat through space
3
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Conversion
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Heating through other forms of energy
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Cryotherapy
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The application of cold for first aid of trauma
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Thermotherapy
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Heat therapy
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Ischemia
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Lack of blood supply to a body part
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Warm wirlpool
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Combines heated water and massaging action
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Ampere
A
Volume or amount of electrical energy
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Ohm
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Resistance
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Voltage
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Force
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Watt
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Power
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Piezoelectric effect
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Electrical current produced by applying pressure to certain crystals
