galvanometer
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to galvanometer: ballistic galvanometer, Tangent galvanometer
galvanometer
[gal″vah-nom´ĕ-ter]an instrument for measuring current by electromagnetic action.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
gal·va·nom·e·ter
(gal'vă-nom'ĕ-tĕr),An instrument for measuring the strength of an electric current.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
gal·va·nom·e·ter
(gal'vă-nom'ĕ-ter)An instrument for measuring the strength of an electric current.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Galvani,
Luigi, Italian physician and anatomist, 1737-1798.galvanic bath - water bath that is charged with galvanic current.
galvanic current - continuous one-direction electric current.
galvanic skin response - skin's response to electric stimulation. Synonym(s): electrodermal response
galvanic-faradic test - an electrodiagnostic test of muscles.
galvanism - oral manifestations of direct current electricity occurring when dental restorations with dissimilar electric potentials (such as silver and gold) are placed in the mouth. Synonym(s): voltaism
galvanometer - an instrument used to measure current.
Medical Eponyms © Farlex 2012