sonoporation

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noun

The use of ultrasound to modify the permeability of cell plasma membranes.

OriginEnglish poration ← Latin sonus ← Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os →
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Meanings

nounsonoporation (usually uncountable, plural sonoporations)

plural sonoporations

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe use of ultrasound to modify the permeability of cell plasma membranes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  3. Latinsonus
  4. Englishsono-
  5. Englishporation
  6. Englishsonoporation

From sono- + poration.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonoporation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonoporation.

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