Catelectrotonus

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Cat`e`lec`trot´o`nus


n.1.(Physics) The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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