Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The peculiar condition of a nerve (or muscle) in the neighborhood of the anode of a constant electric current passing through a portion of it.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The condition of decreased
irritability of anerve in the region of thepositive electrode oranode on the passage of acurrent ofelectricity through it.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek up + English electrotonus.
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