iontophoresis

[ ahy-on-tuh-fuh-ree-sis ]

noun

1. a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.

iontophoresis

/ aɪˌɒntəʊfəˈriːsɪs /

noun

1. biochem a technique for studying neurotransmitters in the brain by the application of experimental solutions to the tissues through fine glass electrodes

Other Words From

• i·on·to·pho·ret·ic [ahy-on-t, uh, -f, uh, -, ret, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of iontophoresis¹

1905–10; < Greek iont- (stem of iṓn ), present participle of iénai to go ( ion ) + -o- -o- + phorē-, verbid stem of phoreîn to carry (akin to phérein; bear ¹ ) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of iontophoresis¹

C20: from Greek iont-, ion, from ienai to go + -phoresis