iontophoresis

[ ahy-on-tuh-fuh-ree-sis ]
/ aɪˌɒn tə fəˈri sɪs /

noun

a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.

Origin of iontophoresis

1905–10; < Greek iont- (stem of iṓn), present participle of iénai to go (cf. ion) + -o- -o- + phorē-, verbid stem of phoreîn to carry (akin to phérein; see bear1) + -sis -sis

OTHER WORDS FROM iontophoresis

i·on·to·pho·ret·ic [ahy-on-tuh-fuh-ret-ik] /aɪˌɒn tə fəˈrɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby iontophoresis

ionosonde, ionosphere, ionospheric wave, ionotropic receptor, ionotropy, iontophoresis, ioof, iopamidol, iopanoic acid, iophendylate, ioshkar-ola

British Dictionary definitions for iontophoresis

iontophoresis
/ (aɪˌɒntəʊfəˈriːsɪs) /

noun

biochem a technique for studying neurotransmitters in the brain by the application of experimental solutions to the tissues through fine glass electrodes

Word Origin for iontophoresis

C20: from Greek iont-, ion, from ienai to go + -phoresis

Medical definitions for iontophoresis

iontophoresis
[ ī-ŏn′tə-fə-rē′sĭs ]

n.

The use of an electric current to introduce the ions of a medicament into bodily tissues. ionization

Other words from iontophoresis

i•on′to•pho•ret′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.