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81electrogenic — elec·tro·gen·ic jen ik adj of or relating to the production of electrical activity in living tissue <an electrogenic pump causing movement of sodium ions across a membrane> * * * elec·tro·gen·ic (e lek″tro jenґik) [electro + genic]… …
82electrologist — elec·trol·o·gist i .lek träl ə jəst n a person who removes hair, warts, moles, and birthmarks by means of an electric current applied to the body with a needle shaped electrode * * * elec·trol·o·gist (e lek trolґo jist) a specialist in… …
83electromagnetism — elec·tro·mag·ne·tism i .lek trō mag nə .tiz əm n 1) magnetism developed by a current of electricity 2) physics dealing with the relations between electricity and magnetism * * * elec·tro·mag·net·ism (e lek″tro magґnə tiz əm) 1.… …
84electron-dense — elec·tron dense i lek .trän den(t)s adj relatively impermeable to the electron beam of an electron microscope * * * elec·tron dense (e lekґtron dens″) in electron microscopy, having a density that prevents electrons from penetrating …
85electronics — elec·tron·ics iks n pl 1) sing in constr a branch of physics that deals with the emission, behavior, and effects of electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors) and with electronic devices 2) electronic devices or equipment * * *… …
86electrophile — elec·tro·phile i lek trə .fīl n an electrophilic substance (as an electron accepting reagent) * * * elec·tro·phile (e lekґtro fīl) an electron acceptor that is covalently bonded to a nucleophile …
87electrophorus — elec·troph·o·rus i .lek träf ə rəs n, pl ri .rī, .rē a device for producing electric charges consisting of a disk that is negatively electrified by friction and a metal plate that becomes charged by induction when placed on the disk * * *… …
88electroplexy — elec·tro·plexy i lek trə .plek sē n, pl plex·ies Brit ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY * * * elec·tro·plexy (e lekґtro plek″se) [electro + plexy] electric shock …
89electroresection — elec·tro·re·sec·tion rē sek shən n resection by electrosurgical means * * * elec·tro·re·sec·tion (e lek″tro re sekґshən) excision performed by electrosurgery …
90electrosleep — elec·tro·sleep i lek trō .slēp n profound relaxation or a state of unconsciousness induced by the passage of a very low voltage electric current through the brain * * * elec·tro·sleep (e lekґtro slēp) the use of low intensity electricity,… …
