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electrogenesis

American

[ih-lek-truh-jen-uh-sis] / ɪˌlɛk trəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Physiology.

the generation of electricity in living organisms or tissue.

Other Word Forms

electrogenic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of electrogenesis

First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + -genesis

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