iontophoresis /ion·to·pho·re·sis/ (i-on″to-fah-re´sis) the introduction of ions of soluble salts into the body by means of electric current.iontophoret´ic
iontophoresis
iontophoresis (īon´tōfôrē´sis),
iontophoresis
i·on·to·pho·re·sis ( - n t -f-r  s s)n. The use of an electric current to introduce the ions of a medicament into bodily tissues. Also called ionization. i·on to·pho·retic (-r tk) adj. |
iontophoresis
[ī·on′tōfôrē′·sis]
Etymology: Gk, ion, going, pherein, to carry
the introduction of ions of soluble salts into the tissues by direct current. Also called galvanoionization, ionophoresis [ī·ō′nō-] , medical ionization.
iontophoresis (īon´tōfôrē´sis),
n the application, by means of an appropriate electrode, of a galvanic current to an ionizable agent in contact with a surface to hasten the movement into the tissue of the ion of opposite charge to that of the electrode. See also ionization.
iontophoresis
the introduction of ions of soluble salts into the body by an electric current as a form of therapy.
iontophoresis
Therapeutics A type of transcutaneous drug delivery in which electric current is applied to the skin to enhance absorption of large polar or hydrophilic molecules and peptides–eg, insulin, and control therapeutic delivery.
See Transcutaneous drug delivery. Cf Phonophoresis.
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