Electrotonize

/ɪˌlɛktrəˈtənaɪz/ verb

Definition

To treat tissue (especially nerve or muscle) with electrical current in a way that changes its electrical tone or excitability.

Etymology

From electrotonic + -ize (verb-forming suffix). Rare term from 19th-century neurology and experimental medicine.

Kelly Says

Victorian-era physiologists would 'electrotonize' frog nerves in laboratories to study how electricity altered their responses—these experiments were bizarre by modern standards but taught us the fundamentals of how nerves actually work.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሮን
e-lek-trohn
ARالعربية
إلكتروتونيز
il-ek-troh-toh-nee-z
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যুৎ-টোনাইজ
bidyut-toh-nai-j
CACatalà
electrotonitzar
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-tar
CSČeština
elektrotonizovat
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-zo-vat
DADansk
elektrotonisere
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-se-re
DEDeutsch
elektrotonisieren
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτρονισμός
i-lek-troh-nee-smohs
ESEspañol
electrotonizar
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-zar
FAفارسی
الکتروتون
al-ek-troh-toh-n
FISuomi
elektrotonisoida
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-so-i-da
FRFrançais
électrotoniser
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-zer
GUGU
વિદ્યુત-ટોનિકરણ
vidyut-toh-nikaran
HAHA
elektrotonize
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-ze
HEעברית
אלקטרוטוניזציה
al-ek-troh-toh-nee-tzah-yah
HIहिन्दी
विद्युत-टोनिकरण
vidyut-toh-nikaran
HUMagyar
elektrotonizálni
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-za-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
elektrotonisasi
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-sah-see
IGIG
elektrotonize
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-ze
ITItaliano
elettrotonizzare
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-tzar-re
JA日本語
電位化 (den'i-ka)
den-i-ka
KKKK
электротонизация
elektrotonizatsyya
KMKM
អនុគ្រោធ
an-uk-roh-th
KO한국어
전위화 (jeonwihwa)
jeon-wi-hwa
MRMR
विद्युत-टोनिकरण
vidyut-toh-nikaran
MSBahasa Melayu
elektrotonisasi
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-sah-see
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြား
shwe-pya
NLNederlands
elektrotoniseren
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-se-ren
NONorsk
elektrotonisere
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-se-re
PAPA
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਟੋਨਾਈਜ
i-lek-troh-toh-nai-j
PLPolski
elektrotonizować
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-zo-vat'
PTPortuguês
electrotonizar
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-zar
RORomână
electrotoniza
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-zah
RUРусский
электротонизировать
elektrotonizirovat'
SVSvenska
elektrotonisera
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-se-ra
SWKiswahili
kutoka umeme
koo-toh-kah oo-me-meh
TAதமிழ்
மின்னணு சமநிலை
min-na-nu sa-ma-na-lai
TEతెలుగు
ఎలక్ట్రోటోనైజ్
el-ek-troh-toh-nai-j
THไทย
ไฟฟ้ากระตุ้น
fai-fa-ka-tru-n
TLTL
elektrotonisahin
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-sah-in
TRTürkçe
elektrotonize etmek
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-ze eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
електротонізувати
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-zoo-vat'
URاردو
الکتروٹونیز
al-ek-troh-toh-nee-z
VITiếng Việt
điện hóa
dien hoa
YOYO
elektrotonise
el-ek-troh-toh-nee-se
ZH中文
电位化 (diànwèihuà)
dian-wei-hua
ZUZU
ukuthonisa ngokusebenzisa izikhali
koo-tho-ni-sah ngoh-kuh-seh-ben-zi-sah i-zee-kha-li

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