Active electrode

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Electrode of an electro therapy device that is used on the area to be treated

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Active electrode

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Abbreviated as AC; rapid and interrupted current , flowing first in one direction and then in the opposite direction; produced by mechanical means and changes direction 60 times per second

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Alternating current

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Abbreviated as A and also known as amp; unit that measures the strength of an electric current

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Ampere

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Process of infusing an alkaline (negative) product into the tissues from the negative pole towards the positive pole

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Anaphoresis

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Positive electrode of an electrotherapy device; the anode is usually red and is marked with a P or a plus sign

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Anode

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Substance that speeds up chemical reactions

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Catalysts

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Process of fusing an acidic(positive) product into deeper tissues using galvanic current from the positive pole towards the negative pole

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Cataphoresis

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Negative electrode of an electrotherapy device; the cathode is usually lack and is marked with an N or a minus sign

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Cathode

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Switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric circuit at the first indication of overload

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Circuit breaker

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The path of negative and positive electric currents moving from the generating source through the conductors and back to the generating source

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Complete electric circuit

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Any material that conducts electricity

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Conductor

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A condition that requires avoiding certain treatments, procedures, or products to prevent undesirable side effects

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Contraindication

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A form of anaphoresis; process used to soften and emulsify grease deposits (oil) and blackheads in the hair follicles

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Desincrustation

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Abbreviated as DC; constant, even flowing current that travels in one direction only and is produced by chemical means

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Direct current

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Flow of electricity along a conductor

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Electric current

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The movement of electrons from one atom to another along a conductor

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Electricity

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Also know as probe; applicator for directing electric current from an electrotherapy device to the client’s skin

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Electrode

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Also know as electromagnetic spectrum of radiation; name given to all of the forms of energy(or radiation) that exist

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Use of electrical currents to teat the skin

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Electrotherapy

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Prevents excessive current from passing through a circuit

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Fuse

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Constant and direct current, having a positive and negative pole, that produces chemical changes when it passes through the tissues and fluids of the body

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Galvanic current

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Completes an electric circuit and Carrie’s the current safely away

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Grounding

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Protects from electrical shock by interrupting a household circuit when there is a leak in the circuit

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Ground fault interrupter

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Opposite pole from the active electrode

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Inactive electrode

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Invisible light with longer wavelengths, deeper penetration, less energy and more heat production than visible light; makes up 60 percent of natural sunlight

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Infrared light

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Apparatus that changes direct current to alternating current

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Inverter

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Light at either end of the visible spectrum of light that is invisible to the naked eye

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Invisible light

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Process of infusing water-soluble products into the skin with the use of electric current, such as the use of the positive and negative poles of a galvanic machine

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Iontophoresis Eye-Ann-toy-fo-ree-sus

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Abbreviated as KW; 1,000 watts

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Kilowatt

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Also know as phototherapy; the application of light rays to the skin for the treatment of winkles, capillaries, pigmentation, or hair removal

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Light therapy

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An extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body’s natural electrical Impulses

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Microcurrent

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Abbreviated as mA; 1/1,000 of an ampere

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Milliampere

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Currents used in electrical facial and scalp treatments

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Modalities

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Also known as insulator; a material that does not transmit electricity

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Nonconductor

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Abbreviated as O; unti that measures the resistance of an electric current

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OHM

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Positive or negative poles of an electric current

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Polarity

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Apparatus that changes alternating current to direct current

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Rectifier

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Also know as violet ray; thermal or heat-producing current with a high rate of oscillation or vibration that is commonly used for scalp and facial treatment

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Tesla high-frequency current

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Abbreviated as UV light also know as cold light or actinic light; invisible light that had a short wavelength(giving it higher energy), is less penetrating than visible light, causes chemical reactions to happen more quickly than visible light, produces less hear than visible light, and kills germs

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Ultraviolet light

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The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be seen; visible light makes up 35 percent of natural light

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Visible light

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Abbreviated as V and also known as voltage; unit that measures the pressure or force that pushes electric current forward through a conductor

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Volt

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Abbreviated as W; until that measures how much electric energy is being used in one second

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Watt

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Measurement of the distance between two wavelengths

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Waveform

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Distance between successive peaks of electromagnetic waves

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Wavelength