GALVANO-CONTRACTILITY

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 4

n. Ga!T"va2n-o-ko11n"tra11kti*l'iat-ia. For deriv., see GALVANIC and CONTRACTILITY. Capability of undergoing contraction under the influence of galvanism. [B, 26.] GALVANODESMtIS (Lat.). n. m. Ga2l(ga3l)-va;'n(va3n)-o(o8)- deaz(de2s)'muas(mu4s). From Galvani, and eo>o?. a chain. A galvanic battery. [A, 322.] [s. 136]