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electrophysiologist

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅phys⋅i⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[i-lek-troh-fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee]
–noun
the branch of physiology dealing with the electric phenomena associated with the body and its functions.

Origin:
1880–85; electro- + physiology


e⋅lec⋅tro⋅phys⋅i⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal [i-lek-troh-fiz-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , e⋅lec⋅tro⋅phys⋅i⋅o⋅log⋅ic, adjective
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅phys⋅i⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅phys⋅i⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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e·lec·tro·phys·i·ol·o·gy   (ĭ-lěk'trō-fĭz'ē-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  
  1. The branch of physiology that studies the relationship between electric phenomena and bodily processes.

  2. The electric activity associated with a bodily part or function.

e·lec'tro·phys'i·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk), e·lec'tro·phys'i·o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., e·lec'tro·phys'i·o·log'i·cal·ly adv., e·lec'tro·phys'i·ol'o·gist n.
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Main Entry: elec·tro·phys·i·ol·o·gist
Pronunciation: i-"lek-trO-"fiz-E-'äl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: aspecialist in electrophysiology

Main Entry: elec·tro·phys·i·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: i-"lek-trO-"fiz-E-'äl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
1 : physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena
2 : electrical phenomena associated with aphysiological process (as the function of a body or bodily part) <electrophysiology of the eye> —elec·tro·phys·i·o·log·i·cal /-E-&-'läj-i-k&l/ also elec·tro·phys·i·o·log·ic /-ik/ adjectiveelec·tro·phys·i·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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