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anelectrotonus

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an·e·lec·trot·o·nus

(an'ē-lek-trot'ō-nŭs),

Changes in excitability and conductivity in a nerve or muscle cell in the neighborhood of the anode during the passage of a constant electric current.

[anelectrode + G. tonos, tension]

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anelectrotonic
electrotonic current
electrotonus
law of polar excitation
Pfluger, Eduard F.W.

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