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electrogenic

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [i-lek-truh-jen-uh-sis]
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–noun Physiology.
the generation of electricity in living organisms or tissue.
Origin:
1885–90; electro- + -genesis

Related forms:
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅gen⋅ic, adjective
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e·lec·tro·gen·e·sis   (ĭ-lěk'trə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  Production of electrical impulses in living organisms or tissues.
e·lec'tro·gen'ic adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: elec·tro·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: i-"lek-tr&-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural elec·tro·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: the production of electrical activity especially in living tissue

Main Entry: elec·tro·gen·ic
Pronunciation: -'jen-ik
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the production of electrical activity inliving tissue electrogenic pump causing movement of sodium ions across a membrane>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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