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electrotonus

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electrotonus /elec·trot·o·nus/ (e-lek-trot´ah-nus) the altered electrical state of a nerve or muscle cell when a constant electric current is passed through it.
e·lec·trot·o·nus (-lktrtn-s, lk-)
n.
Alteration in excitability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle during the passage of an electric current through it.

e·lectro·tonic (-tr-tnk) adj.

electrotonus
the altered electrical state of a nerve or muscle cell when a constant electric current is passed through it.


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