- electrogenic
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adjective
Date: circa 1890
of or relating to the production of electrical activity in living tissue <an electrogenic pump> • electrogenesis noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
electrogenic
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Electrogenic — E*lec tro*gen ic, a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to electrogenesis; as, an electrogenic condition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Electrogenic — Definition = Some organisms, termed electrogenic, are able to generate voltages to serve as a predatory or defensive weapon. The order Gymnotiformes detect or stun their prey by means of high voltages generated from modified muscle cells called… … Wikipedia
electrogenic — elec·tro·gen·ic jen ik adj of or relating to the production of electrical activity in living tissue <an electrogenic pump causing movement of sodium ions across a membrane> * * * elec·tro·gen·ic (e lek″tro jenґik) [electro + genic]… … Medical dictionary
electrogenic — ˌ adjective Etymology: electr + genic : of or relating to the production of electrical activity in living tissue an electrogenic pump causing movement of sodium ions across a membrane … Useful english dictionary
electrogenic — capable of generating electric currents and a painful electric shock, e.g. Electrophorus, Mormyrus, Torpedo … Dictionary of ichthyology
electrogenic — See electrogenesis. * * * … Universalium
electrogenic — adjective Of or pertaining to electrogenesis … Wiktionary
electrogenic — elec·tro·genic … English syllables
electrogenic pump — Ion pump that generates net charge flow as a result of its activity. The sodium potassium exchange pump transports two potassium ions inward across the cell membrane for each three sodium ions transported outward. This produces a net outward… … Dictionary of molecular biology
electrogenic pump — a protein channel pump in which the ion exchange is not one to one and hyperpolarization results on one side of the membrane. Cf. sodium p … Medical dictionary
