electrogenesis

[ ih-lek-truh-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ɪˌlɛk trəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Physiology.

the generation of electricity in living organisms or tissue.

Nearby words

electroforming, electrogasdynamics, electrogastrogram, electrogastrograph, electrogen, electrogenesis, electrogram, electrograph, electrohemostasis, electrohydraulic, electroimmunodiffusion

Origin of electrogenesis

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

Related forms

e·lec·tro·gen·ic, adjective

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