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elec·tro·ton·ic | \ i-ˌlek-trə-ˈtä-nik 
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\Definition of electrotonic
1 : of, induced by, relating to, or constituting electrotonus
2 : of, relating to, or being the spread of electrical activity through living tissue or cells in the absence of repeated action potentials
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electrotonic
adjectiveelec·tro·ton·ic | \ i-ˌlek-trə-ˈtän-ik \
\Medical Definition of electrotonic
1 : of, induced by, relating to, or constituting electrotonus the electrotonic condition of a nerve electrotonic induction of depolarization
2 : of, relating to, or being the spread of electrical activity through living tissue or cells in the absence of repeated action potentials
an electrotonic junction between cells
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electrotonically \ -i-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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