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Galvanism
//ˈɡælvəˌnɪzəm// noun
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Noun
- 1 The chemical generation of electricity. uncountable, usually
- 2 Rare form of galvanism. form-of, rare, uncountable
"I connected, by means of one chain of moisture, the heads of two or three calves, and observed that by this combination the force of the Galvanism was exerted with more energy: a frog, which was not affected by touching one head, experienced violent contractions when applied to a series of several heads connected together."
- 3 the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) wordnet
- 4 The (therapeutic) use of electricity directly applied to the body. uncountable, usually
"Perhaps a corpse would be re-animated; galvanism had given token of such things: perhaps the component parts of a creature might be manufactured, brought together, and endued with vital warmth."
- 5 electricity produced by chemical action wordnet
Etymology
From French galvanisme, after physiologist Luigi Alyisio Galvani (1737–1798) + -isme. By surface analysis, galvano- + -ism.
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