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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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electroporation. Accessed 17 Apr. 2021.
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electroporation
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elec·tro·po·ra·tion
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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
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electroporate
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electroporated; electroporating
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The first known use of electroporation was in 1982
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