galvanocontractility

galvanocontractility

 [gal″vah-no-kon″trak-til´ĭ-te]

contractility in response to stimulation by galvanic current.

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gal·va·no·con·trac·til·i·ty

(gal'vă-nō-kon'trak-til'i-tē),

The capability of a muscle of contracting under the stimulus of a galvanic (direct) current.

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