iontophoresisn.
/ʌɪˌɒntə(ʊ)fəˈriːsɪs/, U.S. /aɪˈɑn(t)əfəˈrisəs/ Medicine and Biology.
The introduction of an ionized substance through the skin, or into another tissue or a cell, by means of an electrical current, as a therapeutic, diagnostic, or experimental procedure.
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1907 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. 21 558 Iontophoresis presupposes that the substances are split up into the constituent ions which pass through the skin as ions.
1909 Lancet 13 Mar. 756/1 By medical ionisation, or, as it is called abroad (and this is a much better name) ‘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 Iontophoresis 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. 215 199 DNP and other metabolic inhibitors were tested on cortical neurones by iontophoresis from micropipettes.
2004 N.Y. Times 20 Apr. f5/5 Treatments for hyperhidrosis have included..iontophoresis, the process of applying electrical current to the skin through tap water, blocking the sweat glands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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