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electroporation
noun
elec·tro·po·ra·tion
| \ i-ˌlek-trə-pȯr-ˈā-shən
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Definition of electroporation
: the application of an electric current to a living surface (such as the skin or a cell membrane) in order to open pores or channels through which something (such as a drug or DNA) may pass
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electroporation
noun
elec·tro·po·ra·tion
| \ i-ˌlek-trə-pȯr-ˈā-shən
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Medical Definition of electroporation
: the application of an electric current to a living surface (as the skin or the plasma membrane of a cell) in order to open pores or channels through which something (as a drug or DNA) may pass
Other Words from electroporation
electroporate
\ i-ˈlek-trə-pə-ˌrāt
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transitive verb
electroporated;
electroporating
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transitive verb
electroporated;
electroporating
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