cat|e|lec|trot|o|nus

cat|e|lec|trot|o|nus
cat|e|lec|trot|o|nus «KAT ih LEHK TROT uh nuhs», noun.
the changed physical and physiological condition in the neighbrhood of the cathode when a constant electrical current is passed through a piece of nerve or muscle.
[< cat- + electrotonus]

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