psychogalvanic

[ sahy-koh-gal-van-ik ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical.

1. pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychogalvanic¹

First recorded in 1905–10; psycho- + galvanic

Example Sentences

Disturbances of pulse rate, of blood distribution and in psychogalvanic variations, appearing before, during and after the speaking interval, and the intensity of which varies approximately with the severity of the stuttering, accompany the motor manifestations of stuttering.

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