electrophysiology

noun

elec·​tro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jē 

1

: physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena

2

: electrical phenomena associated with a physiological process (such as the function of a body or bodily part)

electrophysiology of the eye

electrophysiological

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

or less commonly electrophysiologic

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

electrophysiologically

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

electrophysiologist

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 

noun

Examples of electrophysiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Allegheny General Hospital has completed a $19 million expansion and renovation of its cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs, a major upgrade officials say will improve care and access for heart patients across western Pennsylvania. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Lacking the adrenaline of interventional cardiology or the industry attention of electrophysiology, its meetings would take place in half-empty conference rooms, away from the main action. — Vishal Khetpal, STAT, 2 Apr. 2026

Such models can drift beyond physiological reality, but virtual twins anchor predictions in the laws of hemodynamics, electrophysiology, and tissue mechanics. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2026

Its electrophysiology products include devices used by electrophysiologists and interventional cardiologists for the treatment of cardiac arrythmias, such as atrial fibrillation. — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for electrophysiology

• anesthesiology
• epidemiology
• ethnomethodology
• ethnomusicology
• gastroenterology
• immunobiology
• immunopathology
• neuropharmacology
• neurophysiology
• neuroradiology
• otolaryngology
• paleobiology

Medical Definition

electrophysiology

noun

elec·​tro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē 

plural electrophysiologies

1

: physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena

2

: electrical phenomena associated with a physiological process (as the function of a body or bodily part)

electrophysiology of the eye

electrophysiological

-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

also electrophysiologic

-ik 

electrophysiologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb