galvanism

[ gal-vuh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˈgæl vəˌnɪz əm /

Electricity. electricity, especially as produced by chemical action.

Medicine/Medical. the therapeutic application of electricity to the body.

Origin of galvanism

1790–1800; < French galvanisme, named after Luigi Galvani; see -ism

There is yet a third theory, founded on voltaic energy, or galvanism and electricity.

The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World |Thomas Wood
That galvanism, ammonia to the nostrils, cold affusion, and stimulants by the mouth are practically useless in the early stage.

Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885 |Various
Galvanism was tried without the patient showing any contractility.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 |Various
Battery, in electricity and galvanism, a combination of several jars or metallic plates.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 |Various

But galvanism applied to the spinal cord in the neck, causes contraction of blood-vessels.

The Education of American Girls |Anna Callender Brackett

galvanism

/ (ˈɡælvəˌnɪzəm) /

obsolete electricity, esp when produced by chemical means as in a cell or battery

med treatment involving the application of electric currents to tissues

C18: via French from Italian galvanismo, after Luigi Galvani