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| Electrode used on the area to be treated. |
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| Rapid and interrupted current, flowing first in one direction and then in the opposite direction. |
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| Unit that measures the amount of an electric current (quantity of electrons flowing through a conductor.) |
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| Process of forcing liquids into the tissues from the negative toward the positive pole. |
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| Therapeutic light that should only be used on bare oily skin; contains few heat rays, is the least penetrating, and has some germicidal and chemical benefits. |
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| Any substances having the power to increase the velocity (speed) of a chemical reaction. |
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| Process of forcing acidic substances into deeper tissues using galvanic current from the positive toward the negative pole. |
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| Switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric circuit at the first indication of overload. |
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| The path of an electric current from the generating source through conductors and back to its original source. |
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| Any substance, material or medium that easily transmits electricity. |
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| Apparatus that changes direct current to alternating current. |
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| Constant, even-flowing current that travels in one direction only. |
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| Process used to soften and emulsify grease deposits (oil) and blackheads in the hair follicles. |
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| Flow of electricity along a conductor. |
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| Form of energy that, when in motion, exhibits magnetic, chemical or thermal effects; a flow of electrons. |
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| Applicator for directing the electric current from machine to client's skin. |
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| Electromagnetic Radiation |
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| Also called radiant energy because it carries, or radiates, energy through space on waves. |
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| Special device that prevents excessive current from passing through a circuit. |
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| Constant and direct current (DC), having a postive and negative pole and producing chemical changes when it passes through the tissues and fluids of the body. |
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| Opposite pole from the active electrode. |
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| Invisible rays that have longer wavelengths, penetrate deeper, and produce more heat than visible light. |
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| Insulator or nonconductor |
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| substance that does not easily transmit electricity. |
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| Process of introducing 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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| One-thousandth of an ampere. |
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| currents used in electrical facial and scalp treatments. |
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| Unit that measures the resistance of an electric current. |
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| Negative or positive pole of an electric current. |
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| Apparatus that converts alternating current to direct current. |
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| Therapeutic light used on dry skin in combination with oils and creams; penetrates the deepest and produces the most heat. |
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| Tesla High-Frequency Current |
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| Thermal or heat-producing current with a high rate of oscillation or vibration; also called violet ray. |
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| Invisible rays that have short wavelengths, are the least-penetrating rays, produce chemical effects, and kill germs; also called cold rays or actinic rays. |
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| The primary source of light used in facial and scalp treatments. |
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| Unit that measures the pressure or force that pushes the flow of electrons forward through a conductor. |
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| Instrument that plugs into an ordinary wall outlet and produces various types of electic currents that are used for facial and scalp treatments. |
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| Measurement of how much electric energy is being used in one second. |
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| Distance between successive peaks of electomagnetic waves. |
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| Referred to as combination light because it is a combination of all visible rays of the spectrum. |
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