elec·tro·ton·ic
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Definition of electrotonic
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: of, induced by, relating to, or constituting electrotonus
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: of, relating to, or being the spread of electrical activity through living tissue or cells in the absence of repeated action potentials
Other Words from electrotonic
electrotonically
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electrotonic
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elec·tro·ton·ic
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Medical Definition of electrotonic
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: of, induced by, relating to, or constituting electrotonus
the electrotonic condition of a nerve electrotonic induction of depolarization
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: 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
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