iontophoresis

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I5245800 (ī-ŏn′tə-fə-rē′sĭs)n. The use of an electric current to transport an ionized substance, especially a drug, through the skin.

[From Greek ion, iont-, something that goes; see ion + -phoresis.]

i·on′to·pho·ret′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.

iontophoresis

(aɪˌɒntəʊfəˈriːsɪs) n (Biochemistry) biochem a technique for studying neurotransmitters in the brain by the application of experimental solutions to the tissues through fine glass electrodes[C20: from Greek iont-, ion, from ienai to go + -phoresis]

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iontophoresis - therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissueselectromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontotherapytherapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"

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iontophoresis

[ī‚än·tə·fə′rē·səs] (medicine) A medical treatment used to drive positive or negative ions into a tissue, in which two electrodes are placed in contact with tissue, one of the electrodes being a pad of absorbent material soaked with a solution of the material to be administered, and a voltage is applied between the electrodes.

Iontophoresis

(also ionotherapy, ionic medication, medical ionization), a procedure in physical therapy that uses a direct electric current to introduce drugs into the body through the skin or mucous membranes. Iontophoresis increases the sensitivity of the receptors to the drugs, which retain all their pharmacological properties during the procedure.

The major feature of iontophoresis is the pronounced and prolonged therapeutic effect of low doses of drugs introduced through a specific skin “depot.” The procedure also permits local action in certain pathological conditions, for example, local vascular disorders that hamper the entry of a drug into a pathological focus from the blood. Several drugs can be used at the same time. A pulsating current of constant direction is used in some cases to increase the therapeutic efficacy of the method.

The sources of current and the method of application are the same as for galvanization (seeGALVANIZATION). Two electrodes with pads moistened in a solution of the drugs are placed on the skin, or one of them is inserted into a nostril, ear, vagina, or some other body cavity. In some cases a small cup with a solution of the drugs is used instead of a pad; a carbon electrode is immersed in the cup. Iontophoresis is used in the treatment of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems, disorders of the organs of movement and support, and gynecological diseases.

REFERENCES

Ulashchik, V. S. Teoriia i praktika lekarstvennogo elektroforeza. Minsk, 1976.
Spravochnikpofizioterapii. Moscow, 1976.

V. M. STRUGATSKH

iontophoresis

[i-on″to-fo-re´sis] the introduction of ions of soluble salts into the body by an electric current. adj., adj iontophoret´ic.

i·on·to·pho·re·sis

(ī-on'tō-fōr-ē'sis), Introduction into the tissues, by means of an electric current, of the ions of a chosen medicament. Synonym(s): ionic medication, ionization (3) , iontotherapy [ion + G. phorēsis, a carrying]

iontophoresis

(ī-ŏn′tə-fə-rē′sĭs)n. The use of an electric current to transport an ionized substance, especially a drug, through the skin.

i·on′to·pho·ret′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.

iontophoresis

Therapeutics A type of transcutaneous drug delivery in which electric current is applied to the skin to enhance absorption of large polar or hydrophilic molecules and peptides–eg, insulin, and control therapeutic delivery. See Transcutaneous drug delivery. Cf Phonophoresis.

ion·to·pho·re·sis

(ī-on'tō-fŏr-ē'sis) The introduction, by means of electric current, of ions of soluble substances into tissue for therapeutic purposes.
Synonym(s): ionization (3) . [ion + G. phorēsis, a carrying]

iontophoresis

A little-used method of applying medication to the tissues in ionic form by means of electrodes to which an electric current is applied.

ion·to·pho·re·sis

(ī-on'tō-fŏr-ē'sis) Introduction into tissues, by electric current, of ions of a medicament.[ion + G. phorēsis, a carrying]

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noun therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues

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