electrophysiology

American  

[ih-lek-troh-fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˌfɪz iˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the branch of physiology dealing with the electric phenomena associated with the body and its functions.

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electrophysiology British  

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medical science concerned with the electrical activity associated with bodily processes

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Other Word Forms

• electrophysiologic adjective
• electrophysiological adjective
• electrophysiologically adverb
• electrophysiologist noun

Etymology

Origin of electrophysiology

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + physiology

Example Sentences

"At least molecularly, we can check what goes wrong when we are making these brains in a dish and distinguish between organoids from a healthy person, a schizophrenia patient, or a bipolar patient based on these electrophysiology signatures," Kathuria said.

From Science Daily

Newer venous closure devices from both Abbott and Cordis appear to be taking share from Haemonetics’ Vascade devices in electrophysiology procedures, and both companies have also hired dedicated sales teams focused on such procedures, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

"To reach our conclusions, we combined many experimental approaches, including electrophysiology, pharmacology, fiber photometry, behavior, computational modeling, and molecular analyses," says the study's first author Joyce Woo, a PhD candidate in Ostroumov's lab.

From Science Daily

To explore how this process unfolds, the team combined advanced tools such as patterned optogenetics, electrophysiology, and computational modeling.

From Science Daily

Its electrophysiology and wound-closure products, as well as its surgical vision business, also contributed to the growth.

From The Wall Street Journal