iontophoresis Med.
(aɪˌɒntəʊfəˈriːsɪs)
[f. Gr. ἰοντ-, ἰόν pr. pple. of ἰέναι to go + -o + -phoresis.]
= cataphoresis a.
| 1909 Lancet 13 Mar. 756/1 By medical ionisation, or, as it is called abroad..‘iontophoresis’, we mean the introduction of ions of different sorts into the tissues of the human body. 1937 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 5 Aug. 202/2 Ionotophoresis is a term used for denoting the act of driving negatively or positively charged ions into the subcutaneous tissues by means of a galvanic or direct current of electricity. 1949 A. Huxley Let. 26 Feb. (1969) 591 Dr. Gustav Erlanger..has developed a method for treating the eyes by iontophoresis and gets remarkable results. 1971 Jrnl. Physiol. CCXV. 199 DNP and other metabolic inhibitors were tested on cortical neurones by iontophoresis from micropipettes. |
Hence iˌontophoˈretic a., of, pertaining to, or employing iontophoresis; iˌontophoˈretically adv., by means of iontophoresis.
| 1937 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 5 Aug. 204/1 The changes were not of sufficient degree to make us feel that the iontophoretic administration of acetyl β-methylcholine produced constant changes in the blood-sugar level. 1947 Abramowitsch & Neoussikine Treatm. by Ion Transfer iii. 68 Novocain was introduced iontophoretically. 1955 Jrnl. Investigative Dermatol. XXV. 223 It seemed logical to first find out whether or not the thorium X..could be introduced into a test material by the galvanic iontophoretic current. 1964 D. M. Gordon Med. Managem. Ocular Dis. iv. 20 Many of the systemic preparations can be..administered iontophoretically. 1971 Jrnl. Cell. Physiol. LXXVII. 339/2 Iontophoretic application of materials was accomplished by connecting a variable voltage source with a micropipette containing the material. 1972 Science 5 May 515/1 The ACh was applied iontophoretically by a micropipette containing a 4M solution of ACh chloride. |