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iontophoresis definition

ion·to·pho·re·sis (ī än′tō fə rē′sis)

noun

a medical technique in which an electric current is used to drive ions of chemicals through the skin and into the body tissues

Etymology: ModL < ionto-, ion, ionic (< Gr iont-, iōn: see ion) + Gr phorēsis, a being carried < phērein, bear

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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