— cataphoretic /kat'euh feuh ret"ik/ , adj. — cataphoretically , adv.
/kat'euh feuh ree"sis/ , n.
1. Med. the causing of medicinal substances to pass through or into living tissues in the direction of flow of a positive electric current.
2. Physical Chem. electrophoresis.
[ 1885-90; cata- CATA- + NGk phóresis a being borne, equiv. to phore- (var. s. of phérein to BEAR 1 , carry) + -sis -SIS ]