Medical term:
electrotonus
electrotonus
[e-lek-trot´o-nus]the altered electrical state of an excitable cell when a constant electric current is passed through it; for example, the changes in membrane potential of excitable cells that cause a passive change in potential at every other point on the cell membrane.
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e·lec·trot·o·nus
(ē-lek-trot'ŏ-nŭs), Avoid the mispronunciation electroto'nus.Changes in excitability and conductivity in a nerve or muscle cell caused by the passage of a constant electric current.
See also: catelectrotonus, anelectrotonus.
See also: catelectrotonus, anelectrotonus.
Synonym(s): galvanotonus (1)
[electro- + G. tonos, tension]
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electrotonus
(ĭ-lĕk′trŏt′n-əs, ē′lĕk-)n.
Alteration in excitability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle during the passage of an electric current through it.
e·lec′tro·ton′ic (-trə-tŏn′ĭk) adj.
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e·lec·trot·o·nus
(ĕ-lek-trot'ŏ-nŭs)Changes in excitability and conductivity in a nerve or muscle cell caused by the passage of a constant electric current.
[electro- + G. tonos, tension]
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