IONTOPHORESIS

[ion.to.pho.re.sis] n, pl -re.ses [NL, fr. ionto- ion (fr. Gk iont-, ion, prp. of ienai) + -phoresis] (1909): the introduction of an ionized substance (as a drug) through intact skin by the application of a direct electric current -- ion.to.pho.ret.ic adj -- ion.to.pho.ret.i.cal.ly adv