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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•on•to•pho•re•sis (ī on′tə fə rē′sis),USA pronunciation n. - Medicinea painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.
- Greek iont- (stem of ió̄n), present participle of iénai to go (compare ion) + -o- -o- + phorē-, verbid stem of phoreîn to carry (akin to phérein; see bear1) + -sis -sis
- 1905–10;
i•on•to•pho•ret•ic (ī on′tə fə ret′ik),USA pronunciation adj. |