n.
Pronunciation: i- ˌ lek-tr ə -po ̇ r- ' ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: electr- + 2 pore + -ation
Date: 1985
: the application of an electric current to a living surface (as the skin or a cell membrane) in order to open pores or channels through which something (as a drug or DNA) may pass