catelectrotonusn.
/ˌkatɪlɛkˈtrɒtənəs/ Physiology.
A state of increased irritability produced in a nerve near the negative pole of an electric current which traverses it.
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1866 A. Flint Nerv. Syst. iii. 116 Near the cathode, the excitability is increased, and this condition has been called catelectrotonus.
1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. i. ii. 55 In the region of katelectrotonus irritability is increased.
Derivatives
ˌcatelectroˈtonic adj. pertaining to catelectrotonus.
ΚΠ
1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. i. ii. 55 There is a rebound, at either pole, a temporary increase of irritability in the anelectrotonic and a temporary decrease in the katelectrotonic regions.
1881 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
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