Electrotonus

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Electrotonus \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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