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magnetism

noun mag·ne·tism \ˈmag-nə-ˌtiz-əm\

Medical Definition of MAGNETISM

:  a class of physical phenomena that include the attraction for iron observed in lodestone and a magnet, are inseparably associated with moving electricity, are exhibited by both magnets and electric currents, and are characterized by fields of force

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