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Meaning of ELECTROTONUS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\E`lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. combining form
electro- + Gr. ? tension.] (Physiol.)
The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of
electricity passes through any part of it. See
{Anelectrotonus}, and {Catelectrotonus}.
 
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