IONTOPHORESIS


Meaning of IONTOPHORESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)ī-ˌän-tə-fə-ˈrē-səs ]

noun

( plural ion·to·pho·re·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from ionto- ion (from Greek iont-, iōn, present participle of ienai ) + -phoresis

Date: 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 -ˈre-tik adjective

• ion·to·pho·ret·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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