Faradized

/ˈfærədaɪzd/ adjective

Definition

American spelling: having been treated with faradic electrical current.

Etymology

Past participle/adjective form of faradize, following American English spelling conventions for the past tense.

Kelly Says

Reading old American medical papers, you'll find notes on 'faradized muscles' showing the same nineteenth-century optimism about electrical medicine that appears in British texts, just with different spelling.

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