electrotonic current


e·lec·trot·o·nus

(ē-lek-trot'ŏ-nŭs), Avoid the mispronunciation electroto'nus.Changes in excitability and conductivity in a nerve or muscle cell caused by the passage of a constant electric current.
See also: catelectrotonus, anelectrotonus. Synonym(s): galvanotonus (1) [electro- + G. tonos, tension]