Electropositive

In such a state with respect to electricity as to be attracted by bodies negatively electrified. 11. A substance which, in electro-chemical decompositions, makes its appearance at the cathode, or electronegative pole. Electro-positive I'ons. See ELECTROLYSIS. Electro puncture, ELECTRO PUNCTUATION, n. (Surg.) The operation of inserting two or more wires, and then connecting them to the electrodes of the electric or galvanic apparatus. It has been employed therapeutically in cases in which electricity, galvanism and acupuncturation have been indicated.