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Ems
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Ems  (mz, ms)
A river of northwest Germany flowing about 335 km (208 mi) to the North Sea at the Netherlands border.

EMS
abbr.
1. electrical muscle stimulation
2. Emergency Medical Service
3. European Monetary System

Ems [ɛmz]
n
1. (Placename) a town in W Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate: famous for the Ems Telegram (1870), Bismarck's dispatch that led to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. Pop.: 10 241 (latest est.)
2. (Placename) a river in West Germany, rising in the Teutoburger Wald and flowing generally north to the North Sea. Length: about 370 km (230 miles)

EMS
abbreviation for
(Economics) European Monetary System
Translations
EMS N ABBR =European Monetary SystemSME m
EMS [ˌiːɛmˈɛs] n abbr (=European Monetary System) → SME m
EMS abbr of European Monetary SystemEWS nt
EMS [ˌiːɛmˈɛs] n abbr =European Monetary SystemS.M.E. m =Sistema Monetario Europeo
EMS [ˌiːɛmˈɛs] n abbr =European Monetary SystemS.M.E. m =Sistema Monetario Europeo


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Perhaps you''ve seen an electric muscle stimulator before.
In general, an electric muscle stimulator repeatedly contracts muscles by passing electric current through electrodes to relax muscle spasm, increase local blood circulation, prevent disuse atrophy, and maintain or increase range of motion.
The BIAC portable electric muscle stimulator is distributed in three versions.
 
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