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IONTOPHORESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
Synonyms:
electromotive drug administration; EMDA; ionic medication; iontophoresis; iontotherapy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("iontophoresis" is a kind of...):
therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))