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galvanism

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galvanism [′gal·və‚niz·əm]
(biology)
The use of a galvanic current for medical or biological purposes.
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On this occasion a man of great research in natural philosophy was with us, and excited by this catastrophe, he entered on the explanation of a theory which he had formed on the subject of electricity and galvanism, which was at once new and astonishing to me.
Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary View in context
Three days afterwards Lydgate was at his galvanism again in his Paris chambers, believing that illusions were at an end for him.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
Any part, being subjected to a slight shock of galvanism, became almost black: a similar effect, but in a less degree, was produced by scratching the skin with a needle.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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