electrophysiology

noun elec·tro·phys·i·ol·o·gy \i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jē\

Definition of ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

: physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena

: electrical phenomena associated with a physiological process (as the function of a body or bodily part) <electrophysiology of the eye>

— elec·tro·phys·i·o·log·i·cal \-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also elec·tro·phys·i·o·log·ic \-jik\ adjective

— elec·tro·phys·i·o·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— elec·tro·phys·i·ol·o·gist \-zē-ˈäl-ə-jist\ noun

1838

Medical Dictionary

noun elec·tro·phys·i·ol·o·gy \i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē\

plural elec·tro·phys·i·ol·o·gies

: physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena

: electrical phenomena associated with a physiological process (as the function of a body or bodily part) <electrophysiology of the eye>

—elec·tro·phys·i·o·log·i·cal \-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ also elec·tro·phys·i·o·log·ic \-ik\ adjective

—elec·tro·phys·i·o·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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