bi·o·mag·net·ism

(bī′ō-măg′nĭ-tĭz′əm)

1. The magnetic field created by a living organism.

2. The effect of an external magnetic field on living organisms.

3. The scientific study of these phenomena.

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biomagnetism

1. animal magnetism, or the power that enables some people to induce a hypnotic state in others.
2. physical attraction between members of opposite sexes. — biomagnetic, adj.

See also: Sex

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biomagnétisme

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Influence of a constant magnetic field on action potential generation in neurons

Wang, "Reduction of cardiac artifacts in magnetoencephalogram," in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Biomagnetism (Biomag '02), Espoo, Finland, 2000.

Dual adaptive filtering by optimal projection applied to filter muscle artifacts on EEG and comparative study

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Magnetocardiography provides non-invasive three-dimensional electroanatomical imaging of cardiac electrophysiology

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