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Definition of: electrotonus
(i·lek′trot′ə·nəs, ē′lek-) noun Physiol.
The change in the activity of a nerve or muscle induced by a voltaic current. [<NL <ELECTRO- + Gk. tonos tension]
—e·lec·tro·ton·ic (i·lek′trō·ton′ik) adjective
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