electrotonic

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electrotonic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Electrotonic \E*lec`tro*ton"ic\, a.
     1. (Physics) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said
        of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit
        during its exposure to the action of another conducting
        circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both
        circuits remain stationary. --Faraday.
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     2. (Physiol.) Relating to electrotonus; as, the electrotonic
        condition of a nerve.
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