pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli
Word origin
[1905–10; psycho- + galvanic]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, one-shot, overcall, revolving door, white listpsycho- is a combining form representing psyche (psychological) and psychological (psychoanalysis) in compound words. Other words that use the affix psycho- include: psychographics, psycholinguistics, psychopathology, psychotherapy, psychotronic