First Known Use: 1985
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electroporation
noun elec·tro·po·ra·tion \i-ˌlek-trə-pȯr-ˈā-shən\
Definition of ELECTROPORATION
: the application of an electric current to a living surface (as the skin or a cell membrane) in order to open pores or channels through which something (as a drug or DNA) may pass
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Origin of ELECTROPORATION
electr- + 2pore + -ation
Medical Dictionary
electroporation
noun elec·tro·po·ra·tion \i-ˌlek-trə-pȯr-ˈā-shən\
Medical Definition of ELECTROPORATION
: the application of an electric current to a living surface (as the skin or the plasma membrane of a cell) in order to open pores or channels through which something (as a drug or DNA) may pass
—elec·tro·po·rate \i-ˈlek-trə-pə-ˌrāt\ transitive verb, elec·tro·po·rat·ed elec·tro·po·rat·ing
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