ELECTROTONUS

(Lat.), n. m. E(a>le2k-tro2t'o2n-u3s(u4s). From iAcKTpoi' (see ELECTRICITY), and TOVOS, tension. Fr., electro tone. Ger., Electro ton. The condition of electric tension in a nerve or muscle during the pa age of a constant galvanic current through a portion of its extent. [K.] See AN ELECTROTONUS and CAT ELECTROTONUS. [s. 673]