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MeSH Heading: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
Tree Number(s): E02.331.800; E02.779.468.800; E02.831.535.468.800; E03.091.823
Unique ID: D004561
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004561
Annotation: do not confuse with ELECTRONARCOSIS
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation; Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous; Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous; Electroanalgesia; Percutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation; Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulation; Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy; TENS; Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation; Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation; Transdermal Electrostimulation
NLM Classification #: WB 495
Previous Indexing: Electric Stimulation (1966-1983); Electric Stimulation Therapy (1966-1983)
See Also: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Public MeSH Note: 1990; was ELECTROANALGESIA see under ELECTROTHERAPY l984-1989
History Note: 1990; use ELECTROTHERAPY 1984-1989
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1983/06/13
Revision Date: 2021/03/04

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