electrotonus

(ē′lek trät′ə nəs, -trät′'n əs; ē lek′-, i-)

noun

the changed electrical state of a nerve or muscle when an electric current is passed through it

Origin: ModL: see electro- & tone

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noun

Alteration in excitability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle during the passage of an electric current through it.

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