anelectrotonus

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noun

The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.

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Meanings

nounanelectrotonus (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.

    the impulse is generated only at the anode where the nerve passes suddenly back from anelectrotonus into a normal condition.

    1878, Sir Michaek Foster, A Text book of physiology

Origin

From an- + electrotonus.

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anelectrotonus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anelectrotonus

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“anelectrotonus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anelectrotonus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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