单词 | electro-vital |
释义 | > as lemmaselectro-vital electro-vital adj. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈvʌɪtl/ , U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˈvaɪd(ə)l/ , /iˌlɛktroʊˈvaɪd(ə)l/ [compare French électro-vital (1840 or earlier)] now historical of or relating to electrical phenomena in living organisms; spec. of or relating to electro-vitalism.ΚΠ 1840 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 53 270 Some experiments were shown..tending to show the existence of an electro-vital current in hot-blooded animals. 1875 D. Clark Newly Discovered Syst. Electr. Medication 52 This is done by the mind's action, first on the electro-vital functions, and through these..upon the bodily tissues. 1998 B. Clarke in M. Bell & P. Poellner Myth & Making of Modernity ii. 95 His attempt to get beyond Victorian thermodynamics by an electro-vital refurbishing of romantic physiology was to a large extent a doctrinal failure. < as lemmas |
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