galvanism
Electricity. electricity, especially as produced by chemical action.
Medicine/Medical. the therapeutic application of electricity to the body.
Origin of galvanism
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How to use galvanism in a sentence
Back in 1875 Beard and Rockwell speak of two cases, one cured and the other relieved by descending galvanism.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawBut galvanism applied to the spinal cord in the neck, causes contraction of blood-vessels.
The Education of American Girls | Anna Callender BrackettI laid great stress on the 3/8's, and the galvanism, and took them on trust, ignorant as to their functions.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersThis mental galvanism was rewarded by improved pay, enabling them to live comfortably till the end of 1838.
Parisians in the Country | Honore de BalzacNo medical man should give any female up who is flooding, no matter how severely, till he has tried galvanism.
British Dictionary definitions for galvanism
/ (ˈɡælvəˌnɪzəm) /
obsolete electricity, esp when produced by chemical means as in a cell or battery
med treatment involving the application of electric currents to tissues
Origin of galvanism
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