iontophoresis
(ī″ont″ŏ-fĕ-rē′sĭs)
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[Gr. iōn, iont-, going + -phoresis]
1. The introduction of an electric current into a salt solution, causing migration of the metal (positive) ion to the negative pole and the radical (negative) ion to the positive pole.
2. The introduction of various ions into tissues through the skin by means of electricity.
SYN: SEE: ionic medication; SEE: ionotherapy; SEE: iontotherapy
SEE: electrical patch
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Iontophoresis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764863/all/iontophoresis.
Iontophoresis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764863/all/iontophoresis. Accessed December 3, 2024.
Iontophoresis. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764863/all/iontophoresis
Iontophoresis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 03]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764863/all/iontophoresis.
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