electrophysiologyn.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/, /iˌlɛktroʊˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/ Physiology.
A branch of physiology that deals with the electrical phenomena associated with physiological processes, esp. in nerve and muscle; (also) the electrophysiological characteristics of a process, tissue, disorder, etc.
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electrophysiology1838
actinology1855
trophology1865
physiogeny1879
palaeophysiology1880
physiogenesis1887
ecophysiology1950
1838 Ann. Electr., Magnetism, & Chem. 2 228 Mr. Leithead's late work on electro-physiology.
1881 W. Spottiswoode in Nature 1 Dec. 118/2 The..prospects of electro-physiology.
1904 Lancet 1 Oct. 981/1 To attempt to prescribe electrical treatment without a knowledge of electro-physiology..is nothing else than arrant quackery.
1948 Lancet 7 Aug. 220/2 It is pleasant to see recognition of the work of Ragnar Granit on the electrophysiology of the retina.
1975 Times 29 Dec. 5/2 The gulf between cellular electrophysiology..and animal, including human, behaviour remains as large and unabridged as ever.
2005 Brain Res. Rev. 50 159/2 Further studies on the electrophysiology of DID [= drug-induced dyskinesias] must take into account the present results, especially those regarding firing patterns.
Derivatives
eˌlectrophysiˈologist n. an expert or specialist in electrophysiology.
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1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 442 The electro-physiologist must always be on his guard against the current thus developed.
1948 Mind 57 245 In the book before us [by Adrian] we have renewed proof of the debt owed by the modern student of nerve and brain to the electro-physiologist.
2007 Internat. Jrnl. Cardiol. 115 e7/1 Cardiac perforation may be the most feared complication for the electrophysiologist implanting a permanent pacemaker.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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