Definition of TENS
1
[transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation]
: electrical stimulation of the skin to relieve pain by interfering with the neural transmission of signals from underlying pain receptors
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[transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator]
: a device used for TENS
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The first known use of TENS was in 1980
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