Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
"Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The use of specifically placed small electrodes to deliver electrical impulses across the SKIN to relieve PAIN. It is used less frequently to produce ANESTHESIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D004561
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.342.800 E02.779.468.800 E03.091.823
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| Concept/Terms |
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation- Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
- Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous
- Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
- Percutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
- Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Transdermal Electrostimulation
- Electrostimulation, Transdermal
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation
- Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous
- Stimulation, Transcutaneous Nerve
- Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous
- Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electric
- Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation
- TENS
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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