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electrobiology

American

[ih-lek-troh-bahy-ol-uh-jee] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of biology dealing with electric phenomena in plants and animals.

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Origin of electrobiology

First recorded in 1840–50; electro- + biology

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So sorry to disappoint you, my dear colonel; but you really must think less of psychology and electrobiology.

From From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan by Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna)

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