iontophoresis

[ ahy-on-tuh-fuh-ree-sis ]

/ aɪˌɒn tə fəˈri sɪs /

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noun

a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.

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Origin of iontophoresis

1905–10; <Greek iont- (stem of iṓn), present participle of iénai to go (cf. ion) + -o--o- + phorē-, verbid stem of phoreîn to carry (akin to phérein;see bear¹) + -sis-sis

OTHER WORDS FROM iontophoresis

i·on·to·pho·ret·ic

[ahy-on-tuh-fuh-ret-ik], /aɪˌɒn tə fəˈrɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby iontophoresis

ionospheric wave, ionotropic receptor, ionotropy, ion propulsion, ion rocket, iontophoresis, ion trap, I.O.O.F., -ior, Ioshkar-Ola, IoT

British Dictionary definitions for iontophoresis

iontophoresis

/ (aɪˌɒntəʊfəˈriːsɪs) /

noun

biochem a technique for studying neurotransmitters in the brain by the application of experimental solutions to the tissues through fine glass electrodes

Word Origin for iontophoresis

C20: from Greek iont-, ion, from ienai to go + -phoresis

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